Randolph recent arrests2/12/2024 Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Twenty.”Ī third one came and said: “As-Salamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu (may you be safe from evil, and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be upon you).” Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) responded to his greeting and the man sat down. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Ten (meaning the man had earned the merit of ten good acts).”Īnother one came and said: “As-Salamu ‘Alaikum wa Rahmatullah (may you be safe from evil, and Mercy of Allah be upon you).” Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) responded to his greeting and the man sat down. Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) responded to his greeting and the man sat down. In Riyad as-Salihin Book 6, Hadith 851 Imran Bin Husain reported Prophet (ﷺ) as saying:Īs-Salamu ‘Alaikum (may you be safe from evil). If you really filled your air sacs with oxygen you may even say Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh (too many syllables to count). But we aren’t finished, we can add more to this by extending it to Assalamualaikum Rahmatullah (11 syllables). We Muslims regularly violate this ‘universal law’ and if you’ve been around you’ve likely heard the Islamic greeting Salam (2 syllables) transform to Assalamualaikum (7 syllables). People like shortcuts in order to save time and precious calories, so the phrase ‘what do you think’ naturally shrinks to become whadaya think, ‘I do not know’ becomes I dunno, and ‘I’m going to find it’ (5 syllables long) becomes I’m-a find it (3 syllables short). Now, you may have been under the assumption that language and speech tends to favor words getting shorter and shorter. Jewish people say shalom, meaning peace, and Arab speaking countries say Salam, also meaning peace. Powerful Video by Mufti Menk Explaining the Beauty of Greeting Each OtherĮvery sect has their own customary way of greeting each other.Hadith and Benefits of Saying Salam According to the Prophet (saws).Reply With Waalaikumsalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.Precise Meaning of Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. You can technically stop here, that’s all you need to remember.īut for those who are more intellectually curious and want to gain an in-depth understanding here’s what the focus of this article will be: You may be a little curious now, why exactly do Muslims try to lengthen and make things more complicated then necessary? Is there some superiority of saying one phrase to another? The short answer to this question is yes, there is more barakah in saying the long version Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
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