Hadith 17

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Book 45: Letters

Chapter 532

How to answer when someone asks you, "How are you this morning?"

بَابُ‏:‏ كَيْفَ يُجِيبُ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ‏:‏ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ‏؟‏

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1133
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ الْمَكِّيِّ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ‏:‏ قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ‏؟‏ قَالَ‏:‏ بِخَيْرٍ مِنْ قَوْمٍ لَمْ يَشْهَدُوا جَنَازَةً، وَلَمْ يَعُودُوا مَرِيضًا‏.‏
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, "How are you this morning?" He replied, "Well. Away from people who do not attend funerals or visit sick people."