Is it permissible to initiate a greeting to disbelievers with "Peace, men" according to their custom?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We deal with a group of disbelievers, and the word "peace" in their custom is their saying "Peace, men." Does saying this peace to them when I enter their gatherings remove me from the difficulty of greeting them?
Answer:
Do not initiate the salam to them, as stated in the hadith: This is what was reported in the hadith.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We deal with a group of disbelievers, and the word "peace" in their custom is their saying "Peace, men." Does saying this peace to them when I enter their gatherings remove me from the difficulty of greeting them?
Answer:
Do not initiate the salam to them, as stated in the hadith:
Do not initiate the salam to them, but if they greet you, say "And to you."
لا تبدؤوهم بالسلام، لكن إذا سلموا عليكم فقولوا وعليكم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1506] هل يجوز بدء الكفار بتحية "سلام يا رجال" حسب عرفهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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