Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #1135
Letters
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ الرَّجُلَ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ إِلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَدْتُ مِنْكَ.
Anas ibn Malik reported that he heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab being
greeted by a man and he returned the greeting. Then 'Umar asked the man,
"How are you?" The man replied, "I praise Allah to you." 'Umar said, : This
is what I wanted to hear from you."
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik reported that he heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab being
greeted by a man and he returned the greeting. Then 'Umar asked the man,
"How are you?" The man replied, "I praise Allah to you." 'Umar said, :
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This hadith is #1135 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Letters and narrated by Anas ibn Malik reported that he heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab being greeted by a man and he returned the greeting. Then 'Umar asked the man, "How are you?" The man replied, "I praise Allah to you." 'Umar said, :.