79/13. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6244 — Repeating Words Three Times
To greet and ask permission thrice
Repeating Words Three Times: A Hadith on Clear Speech
Sahih Bukhari : 6244
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6244
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ ثَلاَثًا، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَعَادَهَا ثَلاَثًا.
Anas Narrated from:
Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) greeted somebody, he used to greet him three times, and if he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat it thrice.
[1] This was his custom when he asked permission to enter. If he was not admitted after the third time, he would leave.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6244In-book reference : Book 79, Hadith 18USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 74, Hadith 261
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6244
This Hadith reports a simple habit of Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. Whenever he greeted someone, he used to greet three times. When he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat it three times. The Hadith about repeating words three times points to clear communication and making sure the message is heard. It also connects repetition with greeting and speaking. The text does not say that every sentence must always be repeated in every situation. Rather, it tells us what Anas observed from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A clear greeting and clear speech can make communication easier and more respectful.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sometimes greeted three times.
- He repeated a sentence three times when speaking.
- Repeating words can help make speech clear.
- Greeting and speaking were done with care.
