hambaAllah
Junior Member
:salam2: bros/sis
there is 2 salam in my society,,, one is the usual muslim greetings of assalam mualaikum warahmatuallahi wabarakahtu which is verbal and universal i guess
the other salam is physical eg whenever we meet muslim sisters that we know,, we greet them verbally n then stretch out our right hand to salam her,,,If she an older person,, will have to kiss the right backhand while still holding on to it, bending about 45degrees,, a sign of respect n seeking forgiveness,,, for we might have sin by talking bad about that person or have bad thoughts in our heart.The younger person will always have to kiss the proffered right hand of an elder ,,same goes for the male too but only if they r mahram. Normally we dont verbally greet a non mahram male,,but if they do greet us,, we r suppose to respond in our heart not verbally.Always the younger person wud have to kiss the hand of the older person,,,but i guess this act is dying a slow death cos nowadays parents dont instill this kind of manners no more tooo busy chasing the $$$$$$. I am glad that i taught my son to salam both his parents everytime he leaves/comes home,,,for i told him we wont know either of us will be alive after this salam,, so least u know u begged/asked for forgiveness before u leave the house.He always verbally greets salam his muslim brothers too.I salam my hubby daily,, whether he is in good or foul mood,,,both the verbal n physical salam,when he leaves to go out/work at least i know we forgiven each other for all my mistakes/sins shud any of us depart fm this world. Forgiveness I beg if anything that ive written offended anyone cos of my poor command of English,,,,