The intended meaning of salam in the saying of the Exalted: “They said, Salam”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is meant by the salam in His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Furqan 25:63] and in His saying: [Al-Qasas 28:55]? Is it
Answer:
This is a salam of parting. He says: Is it a salam of greeting? A salam of greeting is not permissible for a disbeliever. Rather, this is a salam of parting, meaning you leave him or you let him go. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is meant by the salam in His saying, the Exalted:
and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًاPeace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَAnswer:
This is a salam of parting. He says: Is it a salam of greeting? A salam of greeting is not permissible for a disbeliever. Rather, this is a salam of parting, meaning you leave him or you let him go. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 29 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/كيد الشيطان/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:21)
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