Chosen Islamic Manners

'I did not give you salam because I was performing prayer.'

He was riding on his camel and was not facing the Qiblah. (Al-Adaab ash-Share’yah 1/400)

*One should greet the deaf and mute by motioning with their hand and uttering the Salam.

*It is appropriate to give Salam to those who are in the grave.³⁴
*Imam al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him, said in his Book Al-Adab al-Mofrad Chapter: Responding to the Salam that is written in a book. Ibn Abbas () said: ‘It is necessary for one to respond to the Salam written to him in a letter as it is compulsory to respond to the Salam that is uttered.’

Manners of Seeking Permission
*It is of the Sunnah that one greets an individual before seeking permission from him.

Rib'ee, may Allah have mercy on him, said that a man from the tribe of Amir told him that he sought permission to enter upon the Prophet (). He asked: 'Shall I enter?' The Prophet () told his servant:

‘Go to that individual and inform him how to seek permission. Tell him to say: 'Assalamu Alaikum, shall I enter?’ (Ahmed)
*The one seeking permission should stand to the left or right of the door, so that he does not see anything in the house that he should not see. Indeed permission is to be sought so that one can protect their privacy.
*It is not lawful for one to look in the house of someone else. The Prophet () said:

'The owner of a house has the right to poke out the eye of the one who peers into his home without permission.' (Muslim)