Is initiating the greeting of peace obligatory or recommended?
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Question:
Initiating the greeting of peace: Is the precise ruling on it obligatory or recommended?
Answer:
Allah knows best, but the apparent meaning of the hadiths is that a believer should not be stingy with initiating the greeting; he should hasten to offer it. This is the Sunnah for the believer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 16:1, and al-Bara' said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to do seven things," and he mentioned among them: spreading the greeting of peace. So a person should hasten to do it, whether we say it is recommended or obligatory. As for returning the greeting, it is obligatory.
Initiating the greeting of peace: Is the precise ruling on it obligatory or recommended?
Answer:
Allah knows best, but the apparent meaning of the hadiths is that a believer should not be stingy with initiating the greeting; he should hasten to offer it. This is the Sunnah for the believer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith:
A Muslim has six duties towards other Muslims: When you meet him, you should salute him
حقّ المسلم على المسلم سِتٌّ: إذا لقيتَه فسَلِّمْ عليه..
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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