Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Hijr, Ayah 52

Al-Hijr · Ayah 52 · View Ayah
إِذْ دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful of you."

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

((How) when they came in unto him) unto Abraham, (and said: Peace) they greeted him. (He said) Abraham said to them when they did not touch his food: (Lo! we are afraid of you) we are scared of you.

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how when they entered unto him and said ‘Peace!’ that is they said this very word salām. He Abraham said after having offered them food which they did not eat ‘Lo! we are afraid of you’.

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Sunan Ibn Majah#3436Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came to us, and we were young boys, and he greeted us with (the greeting of) peace".

Narrated by It was narrated that Anas said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3447Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said to Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib, when he entered upon them: "Assalamu alaikum'. They said: 'Wa alaikas salamu wa ahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.' He said: 'How are you this morn...

Narrated by It was narrated that Abu Usaid Sa'idi said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#5181

I heard it and so I said: Peace be upon you. May I enter?

Narrated by Rib’i said that a man of Banu Amir told him that he asked permission of the prophet (May peace be upon him) to enter the house. He related the tradition to the same effect, saying :
Sunan Ibn Majah#3431Hasan

"a man entered the masjid, and the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) was sitting in a corner of the mosque. He prayed, then he came and greeted him with Salam(peace), and he said: 'Wa 'alaikassalm."

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:
Sunan Abu Dawud#5211

I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Upon you be peace, Messenger of Allah! He said: Do not say: Upon you be peace, for "Upon you be peace" is the salutation to the dead.

Narrated by Narrated AbuJurayy al-Hujaymi:
Sahih Muslim#7354Sahih

As-Salam-o-'Alaikum. They caught hold of him and killed him and took possession of his flock. Then this verse was revealed:" He who meets you and extends you salutations, don't say: You are not a Musl...

Narrated by Ibn Abbas reported that some Muslims met a person with a small flock of sheep. He said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2720Sahih

"We went to Abu Sa'eed and he said: 'Welcome with the exhortation of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Indeed the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Surely, the people are followers of you, and men will certainly come to y...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Harun :
Sunan Abu Dawud#5203

Umar came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was in his wooden oriel, and said to him: Peace be upon you. Messenger of Allah, peace be upon you! May Umar enter ?

Narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
Sunan Ibn Majah#1280

“I could not find him, meaning the Prophet (ﷺ), and he was in Al-Baqi’. He said: “As-salamu ‘alaykum dara qawmin mu’minin. Antum lana faratun wa inna bikum lahiqun. Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahum wa la...

Narrated by It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#3551Sahih

Whenever Ibn `Umar greeted Ibn Jafar, he used to say: "As-salamu-'Alaika (i.e. Peace be on you) O son of Dhu-l-Janahain (son of the two-winged person).

Narrated by Narrated Ash-Shu`bi:

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