Tafsir al-BaghawiAl-Baghawi

Abd al-Wahid ibn Ahmad al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu'aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma'il informed us; Qutaybah informed us; al-Layth informed us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abu al-Khayr, from Abd Allah ibn Amr, that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Which aspect of Islam is best?” He replied: “That you feed others and offer the greeting of peace to those you know and those you do not know.” (1)

The meaning of his words, “Which aspect of Islam is best?” is: which of the qualities of Islam is best.

It has also been said that the words, “Return it with one better than it,” mean: if the one who offers the greeting is a Muslim; “or return it in like manner,” if he is not a Muslim.

Abu al-Hasan al-Sarakhsi informed us; Zahir ibn Ahmad informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Hashimi informed us; Abu Mus'ab informed us, from Malik, from Abd Allah ibn Dinar, from Abd Allah ⦗92a⦘ ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “When one of the Jews greets you, he only says, ‘Death be upon you’; so say, ‘Upon you.’” (2)

His saying, exalted is He: “Indeed, Allah is ever Reckoner over all things”—that is, regarding everything, including returning a greeting with its like or with one better than it. “Reckoner” means One who calls to account and recompenses. Mujahid said: “Preserver.” Abu Ubaydah said: “Sufficient.” One says, “This is enough for me,” meaning: it suffices me.

(1) Al-Bukhari records it in Al-Iman (Faith), chapter: “Feeding Others Is Part of Islam,” 1:55, and elsewhere; and Muslim in Al-Iman, chapter: “Clarifying the Varying Degrees of Islam,” no. 63, 1:65. See also the author’s Sharh al-Sunnah, 12:260. (2) Al-Bukhari records it in Al-Istidhan (Seeking Permission), chapter: “How to Return the Greeting of the Dhimmis,” 11:42, and elsewhere; and Muslim in Al-Salam (Greetings), chapter: “The Prohibition of Initiating the Greeting to the People of the Book and How to Reply to Them,” no. 2164, 4:1706. See also the author’s Sharh al-Sunnah, 12:270.
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْمُلَيْحِيُّ، أَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ النُّعَيْمِيُّ، أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، أَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، أَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنْ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ: أَيُّ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ: " أَنْ تُطْعِمَ الطَّعَامَ وَتَقْرَأَ السَّلَامَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ" (١) . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ: أَيُّ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرٌ، يُرِيدُ أَيُّ خِصَالِ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرٌ. وَقِيلَ: ﴿فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا﴾ مَعْنَاهُ أَيْ إِذَا كَانَ الَّذِي سَلَّمَ مُسْلِمًا، ﴿أَوْ رُدُّوهَا﴾ بِمِثْلِهَا إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مُسْلِمًا. أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ السَّرَخْسِيُّ أَنَا زَاهِرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، أَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، أَنَا أَبُو مُصْعَبٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عبد الله ٩٢/أبْنِ عُمَرَ ﵃ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: "إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ: فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُّ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ" (٢) . قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا﴾ أَيْ: عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ رَدِّ السَّلَامِ بِمِثْلِهِ أَوْ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ، حَسِيبًا أَيْ: مُحَاسِبًا مُجَازِيًا، وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: حَفِيظًا، وَقَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ: كَافِيًا، يُقَالُ: حَسْبِي هَذَا أَيْ كَفَانِي.
(١) أخرجه البخاري في الإيمان، باب إطعام الطعام من الإسلام: ١ / ٥٥ وفي مواضع أخرى، ومسلم في الإيمان باب بيان تفاضل الإسلام. .برقم (٦٣) : ١ / ٦٥. والمصنف في شرح السنة: ١٢ / ٢٦٠. (٢) أخرجه البخاري في الاستئذان، باب كيف الرد على أهل الذمة بالسلام: ١١ / ٤٢، وفي مواضع أخرى، ومسلم في السلام، باب النهي عن ابتداء أهل الكتاب بالسلام وكيف يرد عليهم برقم (٢١٦٤) : ٤ / ١٧٠٦ والمصنف في شرح السنة: ١٢ / ٢٧٠.

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