Reply to salutation of non-muslim
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
As Asalumualikum
wa alaikum
i would like to
know follwings.
4) What to reply
if non muslims says "As-Salamualikum" to muslims as some say just say
"Walekum" or something else ? and if non muslim says "Allah
Hafiz ?"
A Muslim.
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Answer:
Reply to salutation
of non-muslim
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Q-1: What to reply if non
muslims says "As-Salamualikum" to muslims as some say just say
"Walekum" or something else ?
‘As-Salaam o Aleikum’ is a dua
or supplication a believer makes for his believing brother and sister, and asks
for Peace and Safety for his brother-in-faith from the source of All
Peace, Allah Subhanah.
If a non-muslim, who does not believe in Allah and the Last
Day, says ‘As-Salaam o Aleikum’ to a
believer, one may reply ‘Wa-Aleikum’
(and unto you… {whatever is appropriate to you}).
Allah Hafiz basically means a
declaration that ‘Allah is the Protector’.
Thus if a non-muslim declares ‘Allah Hafiz’, he is indeed stating the Truth that Allah is indeed the
Protector. Thus there is no harm if a
believer replies in return the same declaration.
The best dua or supplication a
believer can make for a non-muslim is that Allah Subhanah guides him to the
Straight Path of Islam. Thus, he may reply in any of the following ways to
the non-muslim who says As-Salaam Aleikum or Allah Hafiz:
Allah Yah-deek : may Allah Guide you (to Al-Islam).
Hadaak Allah :
may Allah Guide you (to Al-Islam).
It would be best to reply ‘Allah
Yahdeek’ or ‘Hadaak Allah’ to any
salutation of a non-muslim, for it
would be the best dua or supplication a believer can make to the non-muslim, as their sincere well-wisher and their
brother-in-humanity.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
