How is the salam returned to a disbeliever?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a disbeliever greets me with the full greeting, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh," should I reply to him with the same words he said?
Answer:
No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified this. He said: If they greet you, say "Wa alaykum." So you say only "Wa alaykum," and that is sufficient. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If a disbeliever greets me with the full greeting, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh," should I reply to him with the same words he said?
Answer:
No, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) specified this. He said: If they greet you, say "Wa alaykum." So you say only "Wa alaykum," and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما كيفية رد السلام على الكافر؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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