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”.
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)