489 – Sulaymān ibn Buraydah narrated from his father (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Messenger of Allah — peace and blessings be upon him — used to teach them that when they went out to the graveyards they should say: ‘Peace be upon you, O people of these dwellings, believers and Muslims. Surely, if Allah wills, we shall join you. We ask Allah to grant well-being to us and to you.’” Reported by Muslim (1).

Key terms in the ḥadith:
• Ahl al-diyār: a vocative expression from which the particle of address has been omitted; the full form would be “Yā ahl al-diyār” (O people of the dwellings). Diyār is the plural of dār and denotes abodes or places of residence. Ibn al-Jazarī explained that here diyār refers to the graves, which is linguistically permissible.
• “From among the believers and the Muslims”: the pairing of the two terms indicates a distinction. Muslims are those who have outwardly submitted through their words and deeds, whereas believers have coupled that submission with true inner conviction; therefore the believers are more complete than the mere Muslims. The difference between īmān (faith) and islām (submission) becomes clear when the two are mentioned together.
Ibn Raslān said: “Īmān and islām, though they differ in wording, share the same ultimate purpose.”