Returning the Greeting
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And know that returning the greeting is obligatory;By the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): [Al-Nisa:86] He said: When you are greeted, and it does not specify who is greeting us, it includes any person who greets us. We greet them in return, replying with something better than their greeting or the same as it.As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Nisa:86] He began with the better one; because it is the most excellent (or return it) meaning: return the same as it. This includes if one of the Jews, or the Christians, or the Buddhists, or others greets us; we return their greeting. However, we do not initiate the greeting to the Jews and Christians due to the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from doing so.
Then, the greeting is said like this: "Peace be upon you," this is what is prescribed. As for "Welcome," "Welcome," "How are you," and the like, this is not prescribed. What is prescribed is to begin first with the greeting of peace. For this reason, in the hadith of the Night Journey, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the prophets and greeted them, he said: They returned the greeting to him and said: "Welcome to the righteous prophet."So begin first by saying: Peace be upon you,
It should be like that and better.He says: "Peace be upon you," or "And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah," or "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." All of this is from what is prescribed.
We see many people, when someone greets them,He says: say "Welcome" or "Welcome to so-and-so's father," and this is not sufficient.Meaning, if he said: "Welcome forever," for it is not sufficient;Because Allah says: [Al-Nisa:86] And it is known that the one who says "Peace be upon you" is praying for you for peace from every deficiency, from every affliction, and from every illness in the heart or the body.And it is not sufficient for him to say: "Welcome,"Rather, it is necessary that you say: "Peace be upon you," or "And upon you be peace," and if you add "and the mercy of Allah and His blessings," it is better.
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاAnd when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاThen, the greeting is said like this: "Peace be upon you," this is what is prescribed. As for "Welcome," "Welcome," "How are you," and the like, this is not prescribed. What is prescribed is to begin first with the greeting of peace. For this reason, in the hadith of the Night Journey, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by the prophets and greeted them, he said: They returned the greeting to him and said: "Welcome to the righteous prophet."So begin first by saying: Peace be upon you,
It should be like that and better.He says: "Peace be upon you," or "And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah," or "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." All of this is from what is prescribed.
We see many people, when someone greets them,He says: say "Welcome" or "Welcome to so-and-so's father," and this is not sufficient.Meaning, if he said: "Welcome forever," for it is not sufficient;Because Allah says: