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NUMBER OF MERITS EARNED BY GREETING

862

“A man came to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and said, ‘Peace be on you - As Salaamu alaykum.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, returned his greeting and the man sat down. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘Ten.’

Another man came and said, ‘Peace be on you and the Mercy of Allah.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, returned his greeting and the man sat down. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘Twenty.’ A third man came and said: ‘Peace be on you, and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings.’ The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, returned his greeting and he sat down. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, ‘Thirty.’"

Abu Daud and Tirmidhi with a chain up to Imran, the son of Husain who related the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.