Etiquette of Greeting
- That person is nearest to Allah Ta'āla who utters
the salām first. (i.e. one who does not wait for the opposite party to make salām first.
- Greet every Muslim, whether acquainted or not.
(Bukhari)
- Salām should always be made before talking.
(Tirmidhi)
- When replying to a salām that has been conveyed
through a third person, answer by saying: Wa Alaika Wa Alayhis Salām. (Nasa'i)
- After making salām, if a barrier such as a
tree or wall appears between them (where the view is obscured) one should make salām
again when meeting them.
- A mounted person should greet the one who is
walking, and a person on foot should greet the one who is sitting; a smaller group should
greet a larger group and the young should greet their elders. (Bukhari)
- When entering a house, make salām to the occupants
of that house.
- When leaving that place (i.e. house), depart with
making salām (Baihaqi)
- When entering ones own house, one should make salām
to ones family; this will be a source of blessings for one and one's family. (Tirmidhi)
- The completion of visiting the sick is by placing
ones hand on the sick person's forehead, and the completion of salām is the shaking of
the hands. (Ahmad)
- When two Muslims meet and shake hands, their
(minor) sins are forgiven before they depart. (Tirmidhi)
- Do not greet the Jews and Christians ( i.e all
non-Muslims) with the words of salām. (Muslim)
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