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Islam - Children's Corner
Assalamu alaykum!
by Sister Asma
Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Al-Khattab, the son of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radiAllahu
anhu) loved conveying salam (peace) to people.
He had seen the Beloved Prophet saying salam to eveybody, young and old, rich or
poor. he said salam even to children playing in the way.
Abdullah loved the prophet (salAllahu alayhi wasalam) very much, and loved to do
exactly what the blessed Prophet did himself. So he also conveyed his salaams to
everyone he met.
One day, Abdullah began going to the market everyday, around all the different
bazaars, where other Muslims were selling different things. But even though
Abdullah ibn Al-Khattab was going every day, he wasn't buying anything. What was
he doing, going to the market every day?
Abdullah was conveying his salaams! He greeted the shopkeepers, and the men in
the street. He greeted people sitting down, and people standing. He greeted any
person he met, high and low.
Someone noticed this too, and asked Abdullah why he would go to the market
everyday, but not buy anything, "You come daily to the bazaar without fail, but
you never buy, sell, or bargain anything. You don't wander in and around in the
shops, or idly chat with shopkeepers. Instead, you always pass by the bazaar and
go away again, without stopping anywhere. Why do you do this? "
"I come to the bazaar to offer salaam to the people!," replied Abdullah, "Not
for shopping."
When you are greeted with a greeting, you greet with one better
than it, or return it"
[Surah Nisa, 4: 86]
'The riding person should greet the walking one, and the walking person should
greet the sitting one, and the small group grets the bigger group, and the young
greet the old'
[Sahih al-Bukhari]
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The
Holy Quran Quotes
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“Never think of those slain in the way of God to be dead; rather they are alive and are provided in the Presence of their Lord.”
(Al ‘Imran, 3:169)
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