Hadith 47

(The book) ‘Jamie Al Akhbar’ –
‘Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘The initiator with the greetings is foremost with Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww’’. [50]
From Ali-asws having said: ‘The greetings (equate to) seventy good deeds – sixty-nine being for the initiator, and one for the responders’’. [51]
Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘From the humility is your greeting unto the ones you meet’’. [52]
Abu Abdullah-asws said: ‘One who says, ‘Greetings be upon you and Mercy of Allah-azwj’, it is of twenty good deeds’’. [53]
And Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘Whenever one of you stands from his seat, let him bid farewell with the greetings’’. [54]
And he-asws said: ‘Initiate the greetings, you will be at peace’’. [55]
And he-asws said: ‘From the (acts) obligating the Forgiveness is being liberal with the greetings, and good speech’’. [56]
And from Abu Abdullah-asws having said: ‘Whenever you enter your house, then say, ‘In the name of Allah-azwj, and with Allah-azwj’, and greet unto your family. If there does not happen to be anyone in it, then say, ‘In the Name of Allah-azwj, and greetings be unto Rasool-Allah-saww and unto People-asws of his-saww Household, and the greetings be upon us, and upon the righteous servants of Allah-azwj’. When you say that, the Satan-la will flee from your house’’. [57]
And from him-asws having said: ‘The man should greet when he enters to see his family members, and when he enters he should strike with his slippers, and clear his throat. He should do that until he proclaims to them that he has come, until he does not see anything he dislikes’’. [58]
And he-asws said: ‘The greeting is a salutation of our nation (religion), and security for ones in our responsibility’’. [59]
And he-asws said: ‘The greetings is for the rider upon the walker, and for the one standing upon the one sitting’’. [60]
And he-asws said: ‘The greetings is before the talk’’. [61]