Hadiths on Manners of Greeting and Seeking Permission

This category lists 24 hadiths on the rules of greeting and permission to enter: who greets first, the answer due to the greeting among the rights of the Muslim, the formula reserved for the dead, and the rules of asking permission before entering. An authentic hadith teaches: “The young should greet the old, the passer-by should greet the one who is sitting”. Other hadiths specify that the closest people to Allah are the ones who give the greeting first.