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“And when you are greeted with a greeting,
greet (in return) with one better than it, or (at
least) return it (in a like manner)”
(4:86)
QURAN

A man asked the Prophet (s.a.w),
"What Islamic traits are the
best?"
The Prophet (s.a.w) said,
"Feed the people, and greet
those whom you know and
those whom you do not know."
Hadith

The Prophet (s.a.w) said,
"If you people greet all whom you
meet, provide food, care for the
well-being of your kindred, and
pray at night when people are
asleep, you will enter Paradise in
peace."
(Tirmidhi).
Hadith

When God sent Adam to greet the angels, He
said:
“Their reply will be yours and your offspring’s as
well.”
“Assalaamu ‘Alaikum” to the angels Adam said
“Assalamu ‘Alaika wa Rahmatullah” they said
“Peace be upon you,” was what Adam said
“Peace and God’s mercy be upon you” they
The Islamic way – whenever Muslims
meet,
They greet each other with salutations of
peace

It’s also a pact, this simple exchange
“We’ll steer clear of causing each other any
pain.”
“Oh brother of mine, you’ll be safe from me.”
“No harm from my hand or tongue will there be.”
‘As-Salaam’ is God’s attribute, so when you
say this
It’s a supplication as well as remembrance of
Him.

Of the rights Muslims have on each other, one
is this
To greet them and answer the greeting they
give
To not do so, amounts to being miserly
A good Muslim shouldn’t have this bad quality
Our Prophet (saw) told us that we must do
so Greet those we know and those we
don’t know

And when the angels arrive to take a good soul,
They greet him so that he will feel reassured.
The doorkeeper of Paradise, this salutation he’ll
give,
To all the good souls when they are entering it.
And from every gate, saying this, angels will enter
too
This salutation is not only used by
mankind
God will send greetings to those in
Paradise.

Our Prophet (saw) said, we won’t enter
Paradise
Unless we are believers and mutual love is its
sign.
We should foster this love, work on making it
strong.
And by greeting each other, our hearts will
bond.
There’ll be no vain speech and no sinful
talk
In Paradise, this salutation will be heard
by all

Cheerfully said or with a smile on your face,
A gesture will do for someone far away.
The young greet the old, the standing the
seated
For those on conveyance, the pedestrian is
greeted.
The etiquette of this greeting should be known
by us
No mumbling or shouting to make ourselves
heard.

On entering a house, convey this message of
peace
If no people are there, there are those you can’t
see.
It’s a source of blessings for the people in it
So when leaving the house, once again say
this
Never think twice to greet those you don’t
know
It helps the affection between Muslims to
grow.

If someone is busy doing some vital task
When the Quran is being read or there’s a religious
talk
The need to answer may distract their thoughts
For it’s hard to refocus when concentration is lost.
Or when someone is eating or answering nature’s
call
We’ve also been told of the occasions we should
not
Offer greetings of peace, so do give it thought

The person who greets first is closer to God
His lack of conceit makes him dear to his Lord.
The command to greet has been issued by Him
Hence let it be done by every Muslim.
Greetings between Muslims- they’re important,
you know why?
It’s what we Muslims are recognized by.

Our Prophet (saw) would greet every Muslim
he met
And even told us the reward we can get:
“Assalaamu ‘Alaikum” –
10 blessings
“Assalaamu ‘Alaikum wa rahmatullah
” – 20 blessings
“Assalaamu ‘Alaikum wa
rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu” –
30 blessings

ASSALAAMU ‘ALAIKUM WA
RAHMATULLAHI WA
BARAKAATUHU

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Salam

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