The preferred way to begin addresses: "As-salamu alaykum" or "Salamun alaykum"
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Question:
Which is more eloquent, Honorable Shaykh, at the beginning of greetings and addresses: "As-salamu alaykum" or "Salamun alaykum"? I have noticed that most of the addresses of our Shaykh, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), begin with "Salamun alaykum."
Answer:
Yes, some scholars prefer "salamun 'alaykum" as it is[As-Saffat 37:78-79] [As-Saffat 37:109] as it is in the Qur'an, when the angels came to Ibrahim [Adh-Dhariyat 51:25] peace [Adh-Dhariyat 51:25] so using "salam" is better, and if one says "salamun 'alaykum" there is no objection, as the Qur'an also has [Taha 20:47].
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Which is more eloquent, Honorable Shaykh, at the beginning of greetings and addresses: "As-salamu alaykum" or "Salamun alaykum"? I have noticed that most of the addresses of our Shaykh, Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), begin with "Salamun alaykum."
Answer:
Yes, some scholars prefer "salamun 'alaykum" as it is
among later generations: (79) "Peace upon Noah among the worlds."
فِي الْآخِرِينَ سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ"Peace upon Abraham."
سَلَامٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَWhen they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
عَلَيْهِand said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.
فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَAnd peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.
وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
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