SAYING ISLAMIC GREETINGS TO NON MUSLIMS????

helpinghumanity

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I hope that you are in the best of health and eeman.
This is what i re-learned or revised today and i thought of sharing with you.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `A'ishah said,
"Some Jews came to the Prophet and greeted him by saying, `As-Sam `Alayka, O Abul-Qasim.' So I said to them, `wa `Alaykum As-Sam (the same death be upon you).' The Prophet said,
(O `A'ishah, Allah does not like rudeness and foul speech.) I said, `Didn't you hear them say, `As-Sam Alayka' He said,
(Didn't you hear me answering them back by saying, `Wa `Alaykum (And the same upon you)')


Allah the Exalted then sent down this Ayah,
"And when they come to you, they greet you with a greeting wherewith Allah greets you not,''


The narration collected in the Sahih states that `A'ishah said, "And be upon you the death, disgrace and curse.'' The Messenger of Allah said to her,(Allah accepts our supplication against them, but not theirs against us.)

Ibn Jarir recorded that Anas bin Malik said,

"A Jew passed by Allah's Messenger , who was sitting with his Companions, he greeted them and they greeted him back(my word: this is very important to analyze that they replied back). Allah's Messenger then said to his Companions, (Do you know what he just said) They said, `He said: As-Salam, O Allah's Messenger.' The Prophet said, (Rather he said, Sam `Alaykum.) meaning, `may you disgrace your religion.' Allah's Messenger then said, (Bring him back,) and when he was brought back, the Prophet asked him,(Did you say: Sam `Alaykum) He said, `Yes.'

The Prophet then said,(When the people of the Book greet you, say, `Wa `Alaykum.')'' meaning, `and the same on you too.' The basis for the Hadith of Anas is in the Sahih and similar to this Hadith of `A'ishah is in the Sahih.

Allah said,
(and say within themselves:"Why should Allah punish us not for what we say'')

means, the Jews say these words, changing the meaning of the Islamic greeting, into an abusive statement, and then say, `Had he been a Prophet, Allah would have punished us for what we said. Allah knows what we conceal. Therefore, if Muhammad were a Prophet, Allah would have sent His punishment on us sooner, in this life.' Allah the Exalted replied,(Hell will be sufficient for them;) ell should be sufficient for them in the Hereafter,
(And when they come to you, they greet you with a greeting wherewith Allah greets you not, and say within themselves: "Why should Allah punish us not for what we say'' Hell will be sufficient for them; they will enter therein. And worst indeed is that destination!) Its chain of narration is Hasan, but they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not collect it.



SOURCE:
Tafsir ibn kathi...part 58 (al-mujaddilah) ..Explanation underneath verse 8


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IbnAdam77

Travelling towards my grave.
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Jzaka Allah khair brother...

Indeed this is a very useful post for all of us. I have learned a very imporatant lesson from it.

wassalam

-brother IbnAdam-
 

helpinghumanity

Junior Member
:wasalam: brother:
Jazakumullah khair for your nice words brother.

Mashallah i myself have learned a lot. It is very important for us to know our deen especially when living in the midst of the kuffars.



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Jzaka Allah khair brother...

Indeed this is a very useful post for all of us. I have learned a very imporatant lesson from it.

wassalam

-brother IbnAdam-
 
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