Re: Ya Ali madad
Respected sister **Saniya Rajput ** :salam2:
I agree with you that Muslims have one standard greeting for each other which has been recommended in the Blessed Quran and the Noble ahadith.
One of the beauty of Ummah is that when Muslims meet each other, no matter where in the world they are from, even if they don’t speak any common language between themselves, or have completely different cultural background or status in life, one thing is common – They great each other with “Assalama Alaykum”
- This is beautiful greeting and at the same time Dua for each other!
Allah Almighty commands the Believers in the Blessed Qur’an:
“When a greeting is offered you, answer it with an even better greeting, or (at least) with its like. Allah keeps count of all things.” [Surah an-Nur; 4: 86]
When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft- forgiving, Most Merciful. **[Al-An’am; (The Cattle) 6:54] **
Waitha jaaka allatheena yuminoona biayatina faqul salamun AAalaykum kataba rabbukum AAala nafsihi alrrahmata annahu man AAamila minkum sooan bijahalatin thumma taba min baAAdihi waaslaha faannahu ghafoorun raheemun [Al-An’am (The Cattle) [6:54] - (Transliteration)]
Narrated Abu Huraira,( r.a) The Prophet said, "*Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall. When He created him, He said to him, “Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for it will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutation) of your offspring.” So, Adam said (to the angels), As-Salamu Alaikum (i.e. Peace be upon you).
The angels said, “As-salamu Alaika wa Rahmatu-l-lahi” (i.e. Peace and Allah’s Mercy be upon you). Thus the angels added to Adam’s salutation the expression, ‘Wa Rahmatu-l-lahi.’ Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in appearance and figure). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam’s creation*.** Sahih Bukhari 4.543 **
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:* The Messenger of Allah, observed: You shall not enter paradise so long as you do not affirm belief (in all those things which are the articles of faith) and you will not believe as long as you do not love one another. Should I not direct you to a thing which, if you do, will foster love amongst you: (i.e.) give currency to (the practice of paying salutation to one another by saying) as-salamu alaykum.* Sahih Muslim 96
Following Hadith. Umar (radiAllahu anhu) reports that he was riding with Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) on one mount. When they passed by people, Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) greeted them saying: ‘Assalamu alaikum’ and they replied: ‘Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatu Allah.’ Or he may greet them saying: ‘Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatu Allah,’ for which their reply was: ‘Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatu Allah wa barakatuh.’ Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) commented: “Today, people have gained much more than us.”** [Sahih al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]**
It was reported that Abu Hurayrah said “When one of you joins a gathering, let him say salaam. When he wants to get up and leave, let him say salaam. The former is not more important than the latter.”** (Hasan hadith reported in Jāmi` al-Tirmidhi)**
Yet there are some who will opt for other greetings than the above – then there are others who will endorse others’ greetings as if they are recommended by the Blessed Quran or the Noble Sunnah!
Let it be. Each to what he loves