Volume 8 · Book 74 · Hadith 275
Narrated Anas bin Malik: the Prophet said, "If the people of the Scripture greet you, then you should say (in reply), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).' "
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 74: Asking Permission, Hadith #275
Sahih Bukhari — Volume 8, Book 74, Hadith 275
Narrated Anas bin Malik: the Prophet said, "If the people of the Scripture greet you, then you should say (in reply), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).' "
This hadith is from the book of Asking Permission in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 275 in book 74 of volume 8.
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