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Greeting non-muslims with Salaam

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Q: Please advise me if it is wrong to greet non muslims with “As Salaamu Alaikum” and if it wrong for them to reply with “Wa Alaikumus Salaam”.

Bismillaah

A: Non-Muslims should not be greeted with Salaam. The greeting of Salaam is exclusive to Muslims.

 وعن أنس قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ” إذا سلم عليكم أهل الكتاب فقولوا : وعليكم ” (مشكاة رقم 4637)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.