Responding to the Salam with Other Than Its Prescribed Wording
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory to respond to one who greets with other than the prescribed wording of the Salam? He did not say "As-salamu alaykum," but rather said to me, for example, "Ahlan" (welcome) or "Good morning." So, am I required to respond to him?
Answer:
It is he who responds; it is he who says "Ahlan, ahlan." That means you greeted him, and he said "Ahlan" or "Good morning." No, if he said "Good morning" and initiated with that, then that is not a Salam. But you respond to him to please him, and there is no harm in that. It is not a Salam; it is "Good morning," "Good evening," or the like. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory to respond to one who greets with other than the prescribed wording of the Salam? He did not say "As-salamu alaykum," but rather said to me, for example, "Ahlan" (welcome) or "Good morning." So, am I required to respond to him?
Answer:
It is he who responds; it is he who says "Ahlan, ahlan." That means you greeted him, and he said "Ahlan" or "Good morning." No, if he said "Good morning" and initiated with that, then that is not a Salam. But you respond to him to please him, and there is no harm in that. It is not a Salam; it is "Good morning," "Good evening," or the like. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 13-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (57:27)
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