Is it permissible to limit one's response to "And upon you, peace" when someone greets with "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: Shaykh, if I know that if I greet so-and-so by saying "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings," he will respond with less than this greeting, should I greet him with the full phrase, or should I limit myself to saying "Peace be upon you"?
Answer:
Complete it, complete it, because whoever completes these three phrases will receive a great reward and thirty good deeds. A man came to the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "As-salamu alaykum" (Peace be upon you). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wa alaykum as-salam" (And upon you be peace), which is ten. Then the second man cameJami` at-Tirmidhi 2689Hasan (Darussalam). He said, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah). The Prophet said, and thirty, meaning thirty good deeds.
And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[An-Nisa 4:86] So there is no doubt that the most complete way is to include the mercy in "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings." This is the most complete way. So you offer the most complete greeting, whether the Muslim to whom you are speaking offers it or not; you attain the reward for it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He says: Shaykh, if I know that if I greet so-and-so by saying "Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings," he will respond with less than this greeting, should I greet him with the full phrase, or should I limit myself to saying "Peace be upon you"?
Answer:
Complete it, complete it, because whoever completes these three phrases will receive a great reward and thirty good deeds. A man came to the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "As-salamu alaykum" (Peace be upon you). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wa alaykum as-salam" (And upon you be peace), which is ten. Then the second man came
'As-Salamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His Blessings).'
فقال السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته(peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And upon you, peace and Allah's mercy." That is twenty. Then a third man came and said, "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And upon you, peace and Allah's mercy and blessings."
صلى الله عليه وسلم وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله. عشرون. ثم جاء ثالث فقال السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته. فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته.And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الاقتصار على قول "وعليكم السلام" لمن سلم بلفظ "السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته"؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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