The ruling on greeting with the phrase "Salamun 'alaykum"
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
The words of the angels to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) [Hud: 69]. Is it derived from this that a person should say "salam" with the indefinite article, without the definite article?
Answer:
No, the best is the authentic hadiths, such as what Allah said [An-Nisa: 86]. You say: "As-salamu 'alaykum, wa 'alaykum as-salam," with the definite article. This is the best. And if he says "Salamun 'alaykum," there is no harm.
The words of the angels to Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
they said, "Peace." He said, "Peace,"
قَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ سَلَامٌAnswer:
No, the best is the authentic hadiths, such as what Allah said
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 رُدُّوهَا
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.