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I want to ask, what is the best phrases for giving and returning the greeting of salaam? I hope that you can explain this matter in detail.
𝑨𝑵𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑹❗️
Praise be to
Allah.
Firstly: The
Muslim may limit the greeting when initiating it to simply saying “As-salamu
‘alaykum (peace be upon you).” But if he adds “wa rahmatullah (and the mercy of
Allah),” that is better. And if he also adds to that “wa barakatuhu (and His
blessings),” that is even better.
And the one
who is greeted may limit his response to the greeting by saying the same thing.
But if he adds to that, it is better, because Allah, may He be exalted, says:
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا ۗ
{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]} [An-Nisa’ 4:86].
It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) when he was in an upper room
of his, and he said: Al-salamu ‘alayka ya Rasool-Allah, al-salamu ‘alaykum, may
‘Umar enter? Narrated by Abu Dawud (5203); classed as sahih by al-Albani in
Sahih Abi Dawud.
At-Tirmidhi
(2721) narrated that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
said: “When a man meets his Muslim brother, let him say ‘As-salamu ‘alaykum wa
ramatullahi wa barakatuhu (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His
blessings).” This hadith was classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih
at-Tirmidhi.
It was
narrated from ‘Imran ibn al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that he
said: A man came to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and
said: As-salamu aleikum. He returned the greeting, then he sat down, and the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Ten [meaning ten
hasanat or rewards for a good deed].” Another man came and said: As-salamu
‘alaykum wa rahmatullah. He returned the greeting, then he sat down. The
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Twenty.” Another man
came and said: As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. He returned
the greeting, then he sat down. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) said: “Thirty.”
Narrated by
Abu Dawud (5195) and by at-Tirmidhi (2689), who said: It is hasan. It was
classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih at-Tirmidhi.
It was
narrated that ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to me: “Jibril conveys
greetings of salam to you.” I said: And upon him be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Narrated by
al-Bukhari (3045) and Muslim (2447).
An-Nawawi said
in the chapter on how to give the greeting of salam:
It is
recommended for the one who initiates the greeting to say: “As-salamu ‘alaykum
wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,” using the plural form of the pronoun (-kum,
meaning you), even if the recipient of the greeting is just one person.
And the one
who responds should say: “Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,”
with the conjunction (wa, meaning and) in the phrase “wa ‘alaykum (and upon
you).”(Riyadh as-Salihin p. 446).
With regard to
adding “wa maghfiratuhu (and His forgiveness),” it is mentioned in some hadiths
with regard to initiating the greeting and returning it, but these reports are
not sound. Among the hadiths which mentioned that are the following:
1.. It was
narrated from Sahl ibn Mu‘adh ibn Anas, from his father, from the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)… A hadith similar to the hadith of
‘Imran quoted above, with the addition: A fourth man entered and said:
“As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuhu.” The Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Forty.” Then he said: “Thus
are good deeds rewarded.” Narrated by Abu Dawud (5196). This hadith and the addition
“wa maghfiratuhu (and His forgiveness)” was classed as da‘if (weak) by Ibn
al-‘Arabi al-Maliki, an-Nawawi, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Hajar and al-Albani (may
Allah have mercy on them).
Ibn al-Qayyim
(may Allah have mercy on him) said: This hadith is not proven, because it has
three defects:
It is narrated
by Abu Marhum ‘Abd ar-Rahim ibn Maymun, whose hadith cannot be quoted as
evidence.
Its isnad also
includes Sahl ibn Mu‘adh, to whom the same comment applies.
Sa‘id ibn Abi
Maryam, one of the narrators of the hadith, was uncertain in his narration. In
fact he said: I think I heard Nafi‘ ibn Yazid... Zad al-Ma‘ad fi Hadiy Khayr
al-‘Ibad (2/417, 418).
See:
as-Silsilah ad-Da‘ifah (5433).
2.. It was
narrated that Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man would pass by
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and say: “As-salamu
‘alayka ya Rasulullah (peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah),” and he
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would say to him: “Wa
‘alayka as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuhu wa ridwanuhu
(and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His
forgiveness and His pleasure).” It was said to him: O Messenger of Allah, you
greet this man with a salam with which you do not greet any of your companions.
He said: “Why shouldn’t I do that, when he leaves with the reward of umpteen
men?” And he used to take care of his companions.
Narrated by
Ibn as-Sunni in ‘Amal al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah (235). It is a very weak (da‘if
jiddan) hadith; it was classed as da‘if by Ibn al-Qayyim in Zad al-Ma‘ad
(2/418) and by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar when he said:
Ibn as-Sunni
narrated in his book with a flimsy (wahin) isnad from Anas, who said: A man
would pass by… Fath al-Bari (11/6).
3.. It was
narrated that Zayd ibn Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) greeted us, we would
respond: “Wa ‘alayka as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuhu.”
Narrated by al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Iman (6/456). He classed it as da‘if by
saying: If this was sound, we would accept it, but in its isnad going back to
Shu‘bah there are some narrators whose hadith is not to be quoted as evidence.
Al-Hafiz Ibn
Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shu‘ab al-Iman
with a da‘if isnad from Zayd ibn Arqam… And he mentioned the same
hadith."(Fath al-Bari 11/6).
Based on that,
the best and most complete phrase to use when giving the greeting of salam is:
“As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu” and the best phrase to use
when returning the greeting is: “Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa
barakatuhu.”
And Allah
knows best.
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