Chapter 123: About the Form of the Islamic Greeting

Translation: About the Form of the Islamic Greeting It is desirable that the one initiating the Islamic greeting should say: " As-Salamo Alaykom Wa Rahmatollah Wa Barakatoh (Peace and blessing of Allah be upon you). "

He should say: " Alaykom " that is used to address a group of people, even if the person he is greeting is only one. The other person or people should reply: " Wa Alaykomos-Salamo Wa Rahmatollah Wa Barakatoh (Peace and blessing of Allah be upon you). "

Translation: The Messenger of Allah said as:

425. Narrated by Omran ibn Hosayn: ' A man came to the Prophet and greeted him " " As-Salamo Alykom (peace be upon you). " The Prophet said: " Ten (good deeds). " Another man came and said: " As-Salamo Alykom Wa Rahmatollah (peace and Allah's mercy be upon you). " The Prophet said: " Twenty (good deeds). " A third man came and said: " As-Salamo Alykom Wa Rahmatolla h Wa Barakatoh

(peace, and Allah's mercy and blessing be upon you). " The Prophet said: " Thirty (good deeds). " (At-Termizi)

Translation: 426. Narrated Abu-Salama A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet said to her: " O A'isha! This is Gabriel and he sends his salutations to you. " A'isha said: ' Wa Alayhis-Salamo Wa Reahmatollah Wa Barakatoho (Peace (greetings) to him, and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on him). " Abu-Salama said that A'isha said to the Prophet: " You see what I don't see. " (Bukhari)

Translation: 427. Narrated Anas: ' Whenever the Prophet spoke a sentence (said anything), he used to repeat it thrice so that the people would understand it properly from him, and whenever he asked permission to enter he used to knock the door (thrice) with a greeting. ' (Bukhari)

Translation: 428. Kalda ibn Hanbal said: ' Safwan ibn Omayya sent me with colostrums and cucumber to the Prophet when he was at the upper part of the valley. I entered without greeting him or asking his permission. The Prophet said: " Return and say: ' Al-Salamo Alykom. ' Aadkholo (Peace be upon you. May I enter)? " " Kaldah ibn Hanbal said: " This took place after Safwan had accepted Islam. " "

Translation: 429. Narrated Abu-Omama: ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ The nearest to Allah is he that starts greeting people with the Islamic greeting. " (Abu-Dawood)

Translation: 430. Narrated Abu-Tameema Al-Hojaymi: ' I went to a meeting seeking to see the Prophet, but I could not distinguish him. He was reconciling between people. When they ended some people came out and one of them said: " O Messenger of Allah! " At that, I came to know him. I said to him:, د Alaykas-Salamo Messenger of Allah! ' Alaykas- Salamo Messenger of Allah! ' Alaykas-Salamo (Upon you be peace) Messenger of Allah! " He said: " Alaykas-Salamo is the greeting of the dead ". " He said this thrice. Abu-Tameema said: ' Then the Prophet directed his face to me and said: " If the Muslim man meets his Muslim brother, let him greet him: " As-Salamo Alaykom Wa Rahmatollah (May peace and mercy of Allah be upon you). " " Abu-Tameema said: ' Then the Prophet returned the greeting: " Wa Alayka Wa Rahmatollah (May peace and mercy of Allah be upon you). Wa Alayka Wa Rahmatollah (May peace and mercy of Allah be upon you). Wa Alayka Wa Rahmatollah (May peace and mercy of Allah be upon you). " (At-Termizi)

Translation: 6 This does not mean that one greets the dead: " Alaykas-Salamo (Upon you be peace). " because it was narrated that the Messenger of Allah greeted them: " As-Sal mo Alaykom. " The Messenger of Allah said this because it was their habit to say this.