Salaams to non-Muslims

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Re: Question about a greeting

:sl: Brother,

There is no specific rule for greetings with members of another religion, however, not to be rude I feel that you should still give the same respect to that person as how you would attribute to another person. Of course you must not say Assalaam Alikum becuase of the fact that he is not a muslim therefore he will totally not understand what you are saying.


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Re: Question about a greeting

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First, if ever someone said AssalamuAlaikum to me and I wasn't sure if they were muslim or not, I would still greet them with the full salaam.

Since he is your teacher, and he hasn't specified whether he is Muslim, one way I would get to know if he was Muslim would be to ask him questions like: Shall we pray the Dhoor salaat together?...Are you fasting today?....Do you miss Ramadan?...what masjid to you go to for friday prayer?

Asking those questions would give you an idea of whether your teacher is Muslim or not.

May Allah allow him to embrace Islam....Ameen

Or

May Allah keep him on the straight path...Ameen

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Re: Question about a greeting

Assalamu Alaikum ekhi,

EXCHANGING SALAAM WITH NON-MUSLIMS

The Prophet (pbuh) said:"Do not greet the Jews and the Christians with salaam." However, if they salaam first, we may reply by saying "wa a'laykum" (and upon you)." (Bukhari and Muslim)

Salutation and Meeting Non-Muslims

Amr bin Shu'aib - Tirmithi: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "He does not belong to us who imitates people other than us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians, for the Jews salutation is to make a gesture with the fingers and the Christians salutation is to make a gesture with the palms of the hands."

Ayesha - Bukhari: When some Jews came to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and said, "As-saamu 'a'laikom" (Death be upon you) and he replied, "Wa 'a'laikom" (and upon you), she ('A'isha) said, "Death be upon you and may Allah curse you and be angry with you." The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) then said, "Gently, 'A'isha, keep to kindness and avoid harshness and coarseness." She asked if he had not heard what they said, and he asked if she had not heard what he said, saying, "I replied to them, and my prayer regarding them will be answered, but theirs regarding me will not."

Surah Mujadila:8: "And when they (Non-Muslims) come to thee, they salute thee, not as Allah salutes thee (but in crooked ways)." E.g. As-saamu 'alaikom.

Abu Hurairah - Muslim: The Messenger of Allah said, "Do not salute the Jews and Christians before they salute you, and when you meet one of them on the road force him to go to the narrowest part."
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and heres some more info...Maybe this thread will help inshallah,

http://www.islamicboard.com/general-chat/7571-why.html
fi aman Allah
w'salaam
 
Re: Question about a greeting

Assalamu Alaikam Waramatuallah Wabarakatu

Thanks! This helped me out so much :)

Wassalamu Alaikam Waramatuallah Wabarakatu
 

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