People and neighbours · Daily
Give salam when you leave
- The practice
- When you get up to leave a gathering, say 'As-salamu 'alaykum' to those who remain.
- When
- When you leave a gathering, class or meeting
- In daily life
- Leaving the meeting room, the classroom or a family visit, don't settle for a wave: say 'As-salamu 'alaykum' on your way out. Even when you drop off a video call early, say it before you click leave.
The source
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا انْتَهَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَجْلِسٍ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فَلْيَجْلِسْ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَامَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَلَيْسَتِ الأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ " .
“Narrated Abu Hurairah:that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you arrives at the gathering, then give the Salam, and if he is given a place to sit, then let him sit. Then when he stands, let him give the Salam, the first is more worthy than the last”Narrated by Abu HurairahJami at-Tirmidhi 2706 (hasan sahih, al-Albani)
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-tirmidhi · Translation: translator not named in the edition (eng-tirmidhi), from the eng-tirmidhi edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
More Sunnahs like this
Make du'a for your hostLeaving after being hosted for a mealCook a little extra for your neighborWhen you cook soup or stewGive water to an animal in needSeeing an animal in need, or a daily water bowl outsideNever torment a tied or confined animalWhen around animals, games or huntingAccept invitations, even modest onesReceiving an invitation or a small giftGreet people with salam firstmeeting or passing someone
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.