If I receive a message on my mobile phone containing the salam, "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy," is it obligatory for me to reply to the salam in writing?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I receive a message on my mobile phone containing "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy," is it obligatory for me to reply to the salam in writing, or is it sufficient to say it aloud if the person is not with me? And if I reply, do I receive the thirty good deeds?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for the reply to the salam to be in writing. It is done by speech. If someone sends you a salam in a letter or on the telephone, you reply to his salam, or in a letter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I receive a message on my mobile phone containing "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy," is it obligatory for me to reply to the salam in writing, or is it sufficient to say it aloud if the person is not with me? And if I reply, do I receive the thirty good deeds?
Answer:
It is not obligatory for the reply to the salam to be in writing. It is done by speech. If someone sends you a salam in a letter or on the telephone, you reply to his salam, or in a letter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا وصلتني رسالة في الجوال فيها السلام عليكم ورحمة الله يقول هل يجب عليَّ أن أرد السلام كتابة؟ — youtube.com
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