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as-Salam — The Source of Peace

السلام

as-Salam — The Source of Peace. Name 5 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

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as-Salam — The Source of Peace. It is name number 5 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi 1; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names 2.

In the Qur'an

The name occurs in the Qur'an, among them: 10:25، 4:94، 5:16، 59:23، 6:127.

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' 3. Reports naming this name include: 3326، 54، 397، 591، 2432، 1.64، 1.240، 1.241.

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Exemplified by
Ibrahim (Abraham)
Mentioned in
Bukhari 3326 — the creation of Adam· Muslim 54 — You will not enter Paradise until you believe and love one another· Muslim 397 — Go back and pray, you have not prayed· Muslim 591 — Thrice-istighfar after prayer then 'You are Peace'· Muslim 2432 — Khadija promised a house of qasab in Paradise· Muwatta 64· Muwatta 240· Muwatta 241· Qur'an 10:25· Qur'an 4:94· Qur'an 5:16· Qur'an 59:23· Qur'an 6:127
Part of
The most beautiful names of God (asma' Allah al-husna)

People and things also explored

Abu Hurayra· Muhammad· Salah (the prescribed prayer)· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Angels in Islam (mala'ika)· Sharh Kitab al-Fawa'id (lecture series)· Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim (lecture series)· al-Adl — The Utterly Just

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
  3. Sahih Muslim
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Abu Hurayra

A Companion from the tribe of Daws who reached Medina in the year of the Khaybar expedition and lived among the Ahl al-Suffa. His name Abd Shams was changed to Abd Allah or Abd al-Rahman, and he was called Abu Hurayra after a kitten he kept. Umar appointed him governor of Bahrayn, and reports place his death in 57 to 59 AH. He is noted for the very large number of traditions transmitted from him, estimated by the Encyclopaedia of Islam at 3,500; the tradition's own account of his memory stands beside an academic view that questions the genuineness of much attributed to him. Al-Isaba's kunya entry (no. 10725) records the dispute over his name and his father's: one report has him named Abd Shams ibn Sakhr in the Jahiliyya until the Prophet named him Abd al-Rahman and gave him the kunya Abu Hurayra for the kitten he carried in his sleeve.