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Sahih Muslim
كتاب السلام
The Book of Greetings
" إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ "
When the Jews offer you salutations, some of them say as-Sam-u-'Alaikum (death be upon you). You should say (in response to it): Let it be upon you.
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- Hadith 2167a
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- Hadith 2225a
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- Hadith 2215c
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- Hadith 2245a
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