ON THE SUBJECT OF 132 THE MANNER IN WHICH ONE SHOULD GREET; NUMBER OF MERITS EARNED BY GREETING H 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.'" R 862 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.
باب كيفية السلام يُسْتَحَبُّ أنْ يَقُولَ المُبْتَدِئُ بالسَّلاَمِ : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ . فَيَأتِ بِضَميرِ الجَمْعِ ، وَإنْ كَانَ المُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَاحِداً ، وَيقُولُ المُجيبُ : وَعَلَيْكُمْ السَّلاَمُ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ، فَيَأتِي بِوَاوِ العَطْفِ في قَوْله : وَعَلَيْكُمْ . 850- عن عِمْرَان بن الحصين رضي الله عنهما ، قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبيِّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، فَقَالَ : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ ، فَقَالَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "عَشْرٌ" ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ ، فَقَالَ : "عِشْرُونَ" ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ الله وَبَركَاتُهُ ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ ، فَقَالَ : "ثَلاثُونَ" رواه أَبُو داود والترمذي ، وقال : "حديث حسن" .