(59:23).

(59:23).’ [11] Situations when Salam should not be offered: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‏ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُسَلَّمُونَ الْمَاشِي مَعَ الْجَنَازَةِ وَ الْمَاشِي إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَ فِي بَيْتِ الْحَمَّامِ Mohammed ibn Yahya has narrated from Mohammed ibn al-Hussain in a marfu’ manner from an Imam who has said the following: ‘Abu Abd Allah -asws would say: ‘Three kinds of people are not supposed to be offered ‘Salam’: one walking in funeral procession, one walking to attend Friday prayer and in the wash-room.’ [12] One should not be Humiliated by Saying Salam to Everyone: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ مِنَ التَّوَاضُعِ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ عَلَى مَنْ لَقِيتَ A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Mohammed from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Harun ibn Kharijah who has narrated the following from abu ‘Abd Allah -asws : Abu Abd Allah -asws said: ‘It is of humility to offer the greeting of peace to whomever you come across.’ [13] Amir-ul-Momineen -asws Corrected the Greeting reply: أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ مَرَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلِيٌّ ع بِقَوْمٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ مَغْفِرَتُهُ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَا تُجَاوِزُوا بِنَا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ لِأَبِينَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع إِنَّمَا قَالُوا رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ Ahmad ibn Mohammed has narrated from ibn Mahbub from Jamil from abu ‘Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ who has narrated the following from abu Jafar -asws : Abu Jafar -asws said: ‘Once Amir-ul-Momineen -asws passed by a group of people and offered them ‘Salam’ and they answered, عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ وَ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ وَ مَغْفِرَتُهُ وَ رِضْوَانُهُ ‘(We offer) you peace, May Allah -azwj Grant you favours, blessings, forgiveness and His -azwj pleasure.’ Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said to them: ‘Do not say to us -asws more than what the angels said to (Prophet) Ibrahim -as .