Restricting the Salam to Saying "Salam"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on restricting the salam to saying "salam," or is it necessary that he say "As-salamu alaykum"?
Answer:
Yes, he says "As-salamu alaykum," and that is ten good deeds. If he says "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," that is twenty good deeds. If he says "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh," that is thirty good deeds, as stated in the hadith. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on restricting the salam to saying "salam," or is it necessary that he say "As-salamu alaykum"?
Answer:
Yes, he says "As-salamu alaykum," and that is ten good deeds. If he says "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," that is twenty good deeds. If he says "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh," that is thirty good deeds, as stated in the hadith. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (51:11)
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