Al-Kāfi

Hadith 2322
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2ـ ابْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلام) قَالَ رَدُّ جَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ وَاجِبٌ كَوُجُوبِ رَدِّ السَّلامِ وَالْبَادِي بِالسَّلامِ أَوْلَى بِالله وَرَسُولِهِ.
2. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “It is necessary to reply a letter just as it is necessary to answer a greeting of peace. The initiator of a greeting of peace is closer to Allah and His messenger.”
Source: Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī

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  • Al-Kāfi #2184 “The initiator of the offering of the greeting of peace is closer to Allah and His Messenger.”
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  • Al-Kāfi #2188 “It is of humility to offer the greeting of peace to whomever you meet.”
  • Al-Kāfi #2177 “The Messenger of Allah has said, ‘Offering the greeting of peace is voluntary, but answering it is obligatory. ’”
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