Is it permissible to respond to one who greets with "May Allah keep you safe"?
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The Shaykh : Are
The questioner : Is it permissible to respond to one who greets with "May Allah keep you safe"?
The Shaykh : Meaning, one should limit oneself to this.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No. If someone greets you, you must say, "Peace be upon you." This is required. As for "May Allah keep you safe," this specific formulation has not been transmitted. Furthermore, "Peace be upon you" is a nominal sentence that indicates permanence and continuity. For this reason, the scholars said that the angels' greeting to Ibrahim, "Peace," and his reply, "Peace," is more complete than their greeting, because his "Peace" is a nominal sentence, whereas "Peace" (as a verb) is a verbal sentence, and a nominal sentence is stronger in indicating permanence and continuity than a verbal sentence. Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to respond to one who greets with "May Allah keep you safe"?
The Shaykh : Meaning, one should limit oneself to this.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No. If someone greets you, you must say, "Peace be upon you." This is required. As for "May Allah keep you safe," this specific formulation has not been transmitted. Furthermore, "Peace be upon you" is a nominal sentence that indicates permanence and continuity. For this reason, the scholars said that the angels' greeting to Ibrahim, "Peace," and his reply, "Peace," is more complete than their greeting, because his "Peace" is a nominal sentence, whereas "Peace" (as a verb) is a verbal sentence, and a nominal sentence is stronger in indicating permanence and continuity than a verbal sentence. Yes.