MubarekMuslimah
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yes you heard me! I gave you salaams!!!
Dear brothers and sister I have something I want to say about giving salaams which has bothered me for a while and I saw on another thread it bothering some other people too.
When you pass another muslim in the street say "assalaamu alaikum" to them - and if they say it first - RETURN THEIR SALAAMS!! Say "walaikum salaam" - its not hard!!
Giving salaams to another muslim when you see them is VERY important. But all too often I pass sisters mainly ( only cos I lower my gaze to the bros unless they give me salaams first - but this post is for them too) and I say salaams , quietly maybe, but loud enough to hear as we come to pass one another and so many people do not return it! I smile, I meet their eyes and say salaams - and nothing!
Nada. Rien. Some people even turn their head and eyes away from me!!
Whats up people?? I am a sister in hijab so theres no disputing I am muslim, giving you salaams as we pass on the street and you're not returning it! :angryred:
It is SOOOOOO important to give each other salams - even brothers and sisters who dont know one another, strangers. Its about recognising one of the Ummah, unity, wishing them peace and blessings from Allah swt.
And to the ones I do know kind of - don't say "hi". I don't want a "hi". I want a 'Walaikum salaams sister.' Whats wrong with people - you look like a muslim, you dress like a muslim but you're afraid or shy to speak like a muslim in case the 'spies' are listening??! Stand proud as a muslim - you don't have to shout your salaams at every opportunity - but nod, say salaams, greet your fellow brother/sister.
Giving salaams was the way of the Prophet Muhammed pbuh to ALL muslims - not just those from your culture or those that you know. I am a white sister in hijab - do you think Islam is for only your culture or community? It is for all mankind - so give your salaams to all muslims.
When Islam came, Allaah prescribed that the manner of greeting among Muslims should be “As-salaamu alaykum,” and that this greeting should only be used among Muslims and not for other nations. The meaning of salaam (literally, peace) is harmlessness, safety and protection from evil and from faults. The name al-Salaam is a Name of Allaah, may He be exalted, so the meaning of the greeting of salaam which is required among Muslims is, “May the blessing of His Name descend upon you.” The usage of the preposition ‘ala in ‘alaykum (upon you) indicates that the greeting is inclusive.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in Badaa’i' al-Fawaa’id (144):“Allaah, the Sovereign, the Most Holy, the Peace, prescribed that the greeting among the people of Islam should be ‘al-salaamu ‘alaykum’, which is better than all the greetings of other nations which include impossible ideas or lies, such as saying, ‘May you live for a thousand years,’ or things that are not accurate, such as ‘An’im sabaahan (Good morning),’ or actions that are not right, such as prostrating in greeting. Thus the greeting of salaam is better than all of these, because it has the meaning of safety which is life, without which nothing else can be achieved. So this takes precedence over all other aims or objectives. A person has two main aims in life: to keep himself safe from evil, and to get something good. Keeping safe from evil takes precedence over getting something good…”
Bukhari and Muslim narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allaah (SAW): “What is the best thing in Islam?” He said, “Feeding others and giving the greeting of salaam to those whom you know and those whom you do not know.”
Thus the Prophet (SAW) explained that this salaam spreads love and brotherhood. Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (RA) that the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said: “You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves.”
Al-Bukhari reported that Abu Ayyoob (RA) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said: ‘It is not permissible for a Muslim to forsake his brother for more than three days, each of them turning away from the other if they meet. The better of them is the first one to say salaam.’”
We should be trying to beat one another to say it first.
Don't pass your brother or sister on the street and not greet them with salaams - and if they say it to you first - return it please.:shake:
Walaikum salaams
Dear brothers and sister I have something I want to say about giving salaams which has bothered me for a while and I saw on another thread it bothering some other people too.
When you pass another muslim in the street say "assalaamu alaikum" to them - and if they say it first - RETURN THEIR SALAAMS!! Say "walaikum salaam" - its not hard!!
Giving salaams to another muslim when you see them is VERY important. But all too often I pass sisters mainly ( only cos I lower my gaze to the bros unless they give me salaams first - but this post is for them too) and I say salaams , quietly maybe, but loud enough to hear as we come to pass one another and so many people do not return it! I smile, I meet their eyes and say salaams - and nothing!
Nada. Rien. Some people even turn their head and eyes away from me!!
Whats up people?? I am a sister in hijab so theres no disputing I am muslim, giving you salaams as we pass on the street and you're not returning it! :angryred:
It is SOOOOOO important to give each other salams - even brothers and sisters who dont know one another, strangers. Its about recognising one of the Ummah, unity, wishing them peace and blessings from Allah swt.
And to the ones I do know kind of - don't say "hi". I don't want a "hi". I want a 'Walaikum salaams sister.' Whats wrong with people - you look like a muslim, you dress like a muslim but you're afraid or shy to speak like a muslim in case the 'spies' are listening??! Stand proud as a muslim - you don't have to shout your salaams at every opportunity - but nod, say salaams, greet your fellow brother/sister.
Giving salaams was the way of the Prophet Muhammed pbuh to ALL muslims - not just those from your culture or those that you know. I am a white sister in hijab - do you think Islam is for only your culture or community? It is for all mankind - so give your salaams to all muslims.
When Islam came, Allaah prescribed that the manner of greeting among Muslims should be “As-salaamu alaykum,” and that this greeting should only be used among Muslims and not for other nations. The meaning of salaam (literally, peace) is harmlessness, safety and protection from evil and from faults. The name al-Salaam is a Name of Allaah, may He be exalted, so the meaning of the greeting of salaam which is required among Muslims is, “May the blessing of His Name descend upon you.” The usage of the preposition ‘ala in ‘alaykum (upon you) indicates that the greeting is inclusive.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in Badaa’i' al-Fawaa’id (144):“Allaah, the Sovereign, the Most Holy, the Peace, prescribed that the greeting among the people of Islam should be ‘al-salaamu ‘alaykum’, which is better than all the greetings of other nations which include impossible ideas or lies, such as saying, ‘May you live for a thousand years,’ or things that are not accurate, such as ‘An’im sabaahan (Good morning),’ or actions that are not right, such as prostrating in greeting. Thus the greeting of salaam is better than all of these, because it has the meaning of safety which is life, without which nothing else can be achieved. So this takes precedence over all other aims or objectives. A person has two main aims in life: to keep himself safe from evil, and to get something good. Keeping safe from evil takes precedence over getting something good…”
Bukhari and Muslim narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allaah (SAW): “What is the best thing in Islam?” He said, “Feeding others and giving the greeting of salaam to those whom you know and those whom you do not know.”
Thus the Prophet (SAW) explained that this salaam spreads love and brotherhood. Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (RA) that the Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said: “You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves.”
Al-Bukhari reported that Abu Ayyoob (RA) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (SAW) said: ‘It is not permissible for a Muslim to forsake his brother for more than three days, each of them turning away from the other if they meet. The better of them is the first one to say salaam.’”
We should be trying to beat one another to say it first.
Don't pass your brother or sister on the street and not greet them with salaams - and if they say it to you first - return it please.:shake:
Walaikum salaams
