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Hadith 68
Hadith #
68
Book
Al-Khiṣāl
Volume
1
Section
58
Part
Part 1: On One-Numbered Characteristics
Chapter
Do Not Respond to Whoever Talks Before He Greets You
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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1-67 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Sa’ed ibn Abdullah quoted on the authority of Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Yazid al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Isma’il ibn Abi Zyad , on the authority of Aba Abdullah as-Sadiq (MGB), on the authority of his forefathers (MGB) that God’s Prophet (MGB) said, “
Do not respond to whoever talks before he greets you.” He also said, “Do not invite anyone to dine with you unless he greets you.”
1-67 حدثنا أبي رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا سعد بن عبد الله، عن إبراهيم بن  هاشم، عن الحسين بن يزيد النوفلي، عن إسماعيل بن أبي زياد، عن أبي عبد الله، عن آبائه عليهم السلام قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: من بدأ بالكلام قبل السلام فلا تجيبوه، وقال عليه السلام: لا تدع إلى طعامك أحدا حتى يسلم
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