[Islamic Research Foundation / Dr. Zakir Naik / IRF] Greeting the Kuffaar:

Abdullah Bin Ali posted in Islamic Research Foundation / Dr. Zakir Naik / IRF Abdullah Bin Ali 1 July 20:23 Greeting the Kuffaar: [Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (2/594) of Shaikh al-`Uthaymeen ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ] The Shaikh ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ said: What is required from you is that whenever you meet a Muslim brother, you should greet him (with Assalaam `Alaikum). As for other than the Muslims, then you should not (be the first one to) greet them. Because the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ said: ﻻ ﺗﺒﺪﺀﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻴﻬﻮﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﻨﺼﺎﺭﻯ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻼﻡ، ﻭﺇﺫﺍ ﻭﺟﺪﺗﻤﻮﻫﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻓﺎﺿﻄﺮﻭﻫﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺿﻴﻘﻪ "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." [1] So a Jew or a Christian or an apostate – like the one who does not pray – or an innovator involved in major Kufr (like grave worshiping etc), to all of these one should not be the first one to greet them even if they were the nearest of kin. But if they greet you first, then reply to them in the similar way they greeted you. If they say: "Ahlan wa Marhabaa", you should also reply back: "Ahlan wa Marhabaa". If they say: "Assalaam `alaikum", reply: "Wa `alaikum assalaam". But if you doubt whether he said: "Assalaam `alaikum" (peace be upon you) or "Assaam `alaikum" (death be upon you), then you should say: "Wa `alaikum" (and upon you be the same). But if you are not certain that he said: "Assalaam `alaikum" with an "L", then you should say: "Wa `alaikum". This is because the Jews used to pass by the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ and his Companions, and used to greet them, but they used to say "Assaam `alaikum", and "Assaam" means death. So the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ said: ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﻴﻬﻮﺩ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻟﻘﻮﻛﻢ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻡ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ، ﻓﻘﻮﻟﻮﺍ : ﻭﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ "When the Jews greet anyone of you they say: "Assaam`Alaikum (death be upon you)"; so you should say: "Wa `Alaikum"" So if they greet us with "Salaam" then upon them is "Assalaam" (peace), and if they are praying for our death, then upon them is death. And this is from the justice: ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺣُﻴِّﻴﺘُﻢْ ﺑِﺘَﺤِﻴَّﺔٍ ﻓَﺤَﻴُّﻮﺍ ﺑِﺄَﺣْﺴَﻦَ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﺃَﻭْ ﺭُﺩُّﻭﻫَﺎ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻛُﻞِّ ﺷَﻲْﺀٍ ﺣَﺴِﻴﺒﺎً {When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allaah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things.} [3] ******* [1] Saheeh Muslim (4037) [2] Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (6257, 6258) and Saheeh Muslim (4031, 4033) [3] Surah al-Nisaa' (4): 86 View Post on Facebook · Edit email settings · Reply to this email to add a comment.