My eldest aunt's husband is not a good human being, although he is a Muslim. Is it mandatory for me to give him salam whenever I meet him in social gatherings? I stopped, but my mom scolds me.

> Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you and when you meet any one of them on the roads force him to go to the narrowest part of it. Is this an authentic Hadith? Can someone explain this to me, why did Prophet Muhammad (SAW) say this?

The hadith says: > " A group of Jews entered upon the Prophet and said, > "As-Samu-Alaikum." (i.e. death be upon you). I understood it and said, > "Wa-Alaikum As-Samu wal-la'n. (death and the curse of Allah be Upon > you)." Allah's Apostle said "Be calm, O 'Aisha! Allah loves that on, > should be kind and lenient in all matters." I said, "O Allah's > Apostle! Haven't you heard what they (the Jews) have said?" Allah's > Apostle said "I have (already) said (to them) "And upon you ! " Here when our Prophet (saw) says "And upon you" what does he exactly mean here... just like how the arrogant jews says "Death be upon you" does our Prophet mean the same back at them. If yes, wouldn't it contradict when he said "Be calm, O 'Aisha! Allah loves that on, should be kind and lenient in all matters." If yes, does it question the integrity of the hadith. Please can someone help me understand. Jazakallah

We are to say "As-salaamu Alaikkum" ("May peace be upon you") when meeting a Muslim. But nowadays it is difficult to know who is Muslim and who is not. So my question is, can we say "salaam" to any person whom we do not know, whether he/she is Muslim or not? If not, then how can we identify if a person is Muslim or not?

I had a quarrel with my friend. But, as I had a habbit of greeting her by saying Salaam. So, I did that. But she even after hearing me did not replied me back. I felt very bad. So, are there any rulings in Islam when someone ignores your Salaam?

I am working in MNC software company. Over here all employees, mostly non-Muslims, wish each other with *"Good morning"* and *"Good night"*. And during special festival with *"Happy Holi"*, *"Happy Diwali"* etc. So, is this allowed in Islam? Can we wish them during ordinary days and during festivals? Are there any alternatives to wishing them with *"Good morning"* and *"Good night"*? **EDIT** Thanks Everyone, i got answer for secular greetings (good morning), that we can wish them, But can we wish religious greetings (happy diwali , happy holi,...) ? ---------- **Final EDIT** Thanks everyone.. I Got answers of my questions. Yes, We can greet non-muslims with Good Morning or Good Night. But, **We can not wish non-muslims to on their Religious Festival.** Reference: Fatawa Mahmoodiya 19/567, Kitabul Fatawa 1/304 http://masaail.com/diwali-aur-un-ke-naye-saal-ki-mubarakbadi-dena/

What is the ruling, if any, of offering salaam to someone who is eating? And also what is the ruling when being offered salaam while you yourself are eating? Lately, we hear people saying that it is forbidden to say "Salam" while eating. Hence the question.

I have a cousin brother who is around 7 to 8 years older than me. He calls me betaa (son in urdu) on some occasion purposely or may be just for fun. I don't like it. I want to know if it's allowed in Islam to call anyone son except to our own child?

What is the difference between responding with "*Alaikum Salaam/علیکم السلام*" and responding with "*Walaikum Salaam/وعلیکم السلام*"? Is it wrong to say "*Alaikum Salaam*" in reply to "*Assalamu Alaikum*"?

Is it proper to greet a non-Muslim with "**As-Salāmu Alaykum**" (*Peace be upon you*) or respond with "**wa alaykumu s-salāmu wa rahmatu l-lāhi wa barakātuh**" (*may peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you*) to non-Muslims? I do not consider myself Muslim, but I find it respectful to use these greetings to Muslims. It is not much different than I would address a Christian, except the language. Similarly I use "**IN SHA' ALLAH**" as I would say "**God willing**". I don't want to offend anyone by using these greetings.

What is the proven (via quran/hadith) method of greeting Muslims? I have seen some people who handshake with: * ...1 hand. * ...2 hands. * ...1 hand, followed by putting their hand on their chest. * ...2 hands, followed by putting 1 hand on their chest. * ...2 hands, followed by putting 2 hands on their chest. * ...1 or 2 hands, followed by kissing the others hand. * ...1 or 2 hands, followed by bowing their head a little. Which method is the method which was used by the Prophet if any of these. If none of these methods was used by the Prophet, which method did the prophet use, was it just a verbal greeting, a physical greeting, or both?

I have some Muslim friends and they use different forms of greeting, so I am a little confused. What would be a proper response to "salaam"? When should I use the full "as-salamu alaikum"? When should I reply with "wa-alaikum-salaam"?

We often say **Allah Hafiz** instead of **Ta ta / bye bye**! - Is it only to avoid the culture of other religion or does it have any other significance? - Did **Sahaba** do that? - What is the **view of Islam** about this? Sunnat, Mustahab, Bid'at or only Jayez? Please describe with references.

I've noticed in Bangladesh that one doesn't say Salaam between males & females - one to one that is. What exactly are the rules? Do they vary between Shia & Sunni? By social status?

It is considered as a famous issue that almost majority of people in my country (Iran) say that it is Wajib (compulsory) to reply the person who says Salam to you. I.e. if somebody tell you "a-Salamon-Alaikom", then it would be considered as a Wijib practice for you to tell him or her "Alaikum-aSSalam". I was wondering if it is an Islamic rule. If so, is there any related Qur'anic verse or hadith (tradition) concerning it?

I already tried to Google but couldn't find out What is the refrence of hadith which prohibits hand shaking with patients of epidemic disease?

I am a 19 year old Muslim boy, my brother has rather very blessed habit of greeting everyone whenever he goes out and comes back, even if that going out is for 2-3 minutes. I love to respond to him by Waleykum Assala, but sometimes I am working or doing something else and kinda busy, and then he greets me, and I know that I have to respond to him, so I do respond to him, but at the same time I get very annoyed because of the disruption he causes. I know that it is the best for me to greet him everytime, but if Allah SWT has given us any relief on this right of a Muslim brother, I would like to make use of that. Can anybody please tell me how often I must greet him back, or can I ignore it sometime? May Allah bless you all :)

If some one says my brother is saying Assalamu Alaikum To you than what would be his answer : WAALAIKUM MUSSALAM OR ALAIKA WAALAIKUM MUSSALAM I NEED AN AUTHANTIC HADITH

What should we answer to a Jew, when he tells us: "שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם (Shabbat Shalom)"?

I know PBUH and SAW have different meanings, but I am particularly interested in when Muslims apply each phrase. [To whom do we add the suffix SAW?](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2797/to-whom-do-we-add-the-suffix-saw) partially addresses my question, and [Whence came PBUH?](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2799/whence-came-pbuh?rq=1) askes primarily about the translation of the PBUH phrase, and [Why do Muslims add PBUH?](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/1/why-do-muslims-add-peace-be-upon-him-after-names-of-important-people) only addresses the generic purpose of the phrase. My question is: **are there specific guidelines for when to use which phrase for which prophets, where are those guidelines if there are any, and what is the documented history of these guidelines?** **I am interested in if any hadiths (or Quran) mention these phrases specifically, when were the first Muslims to use either of these phrases, and where is it documented?** It seems Muslims "randomly" (as in different Muslims choose a different phrase to apply to various prophets) choose a phrase, such as PBUH, SAW, SAWW, SAWS and use one of them and stick with it. One of the aforementioned answers suggests that SAW or SAWW is exclusive to Muhammad and that PBUH should be used for the other prophets. What is the basis for this? I don't see this strictly in practice. It seems once a month (exaggeration) I learn a "new version" of this or a different phrase applied to one of the prophets. Did Muslims do this in the day of Muhammad? What is the first recorded mention of either PBUH or SAW being applied to the prophets?