greeting in islam

What is the Greeting in Islām?

What is the respond for this greeting?

How many ways to greet in Islam?

What are the ways of greeting in Islam?

which is the greater in reward?

What is the meaning of the greeting?

• As-Salamu alaikum – means peace be on you (May you be safe from evil)

• Wa Rahmatul-lāhi – means and Allāh’s mercy (be on you)

• Wa barakātuh – means and Allāh’s blessing (be on you)

• All together it means: may Allāh’s peace, mercy and blessing be up on you.

What is the reward of saying it?

Who greets who?

young/old

The one walking / the

one riding

The one standing/ the

one sitting

The many / the

few

When do we say the greeting?

1. When one meets people,

2. enters his house, masjid, office, class room

or any place;

3. Or leaves his relatives, friends or any person

Is there a reward for
shaking hands?

Al-Bara'  reported the Messenger of Allāh  said: “No two Muslims meet and shake hands, but their sins will be forgiven (by Allāh) before they leave each other.”(Declared sound by Abu Dawood)

(i.e. Allāh  forgives minor sins but major sins require sincere repentance)

What about smiling at
each other?

Abu Dharr  reported:

The Messenger of Allāh  said to me: “Do not belittle any good deed, even your meeting with your (Muslim) brother with a cheerful face.” (Muslim)