The Form of Greeting Those Who Follow the Right Path
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion of this greeting if it is directed only to Muslims, and it is "Peace be upon those who follow the right path"?
Answer:
If there are Muslims in the gathering, what do you say? You say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings), and you are addressing the Muslims. You do not say, "As-salamu 'ala man ittaba'a al-huda" (Peace be upon those who follow the right path), unless you are writing to a disbeliever or inviting him to Allah. You are inviting him to Allah, so there is no harm in that. But if you come to a gathering where there are Muslims, you say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," and you are addressing the Muslims. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your opinion of this greeting if it is directed only to Muslims, and it is "Peace be upon those who follow the right path"?
Answer:
If there are Muslims in the gathering, what do you say? You say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings), and you are addressing the Muslims. You do not say, "As-salamu 'ala man ittaba'a al-huda" (Peace be upon those who follow the right path), unless you are writing to a disbeliever or inviting him to Allah. You are inviting him to Allah, so there is no harm in that. But if you come to a gathering where there are Muslims, you say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," and you are addressing the Muslims. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - ٠٨٥-تكملة العدة - كتاب الرضاع - ٢٢-٣-٢٥ هـ — archive.org (1:22:45)
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