حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ قَالَ کُنَّا نَقُولُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِکَ عَيْنًا وَأَنْعِمْ صَبَاحًا فَلَمَّا کَانَ الْإِسْلَامُ نُهِينَا عَنْ ذَلِکَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ يُکْرَهُ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِکَ عَيْنًا وَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَيْنَکَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5227
Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: In the pre-Islamic period we used to say: "May Allah make the eye happy for you, " and "Good morning" but when Islam came, we were forbidden to say that. AbdurRazzaq said on the authority of Mamar: It is disapproved that a man should say: "May Allah make the eye happy for you, " but there is no harm in saying: "May Allah make your eye happy.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020