Virtue of Salam

and replying back to salam

 The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained that this salaam spreads love and brotherhood. Muslim (54), Ahmad (2/391), and al-Tirmidhi (2513) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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 SALAM AMONGST YOURSELVES"

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also explained the reward earned by the one who says salaam,

as was reported by al-Nisaa’i in ‘Aml al-yawm wa’l-laylah (368) and al-Bukhaari in al-Adab al-Mufrad (586) and by Ibn Hibban (493).

They reported from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him)

that a man passed by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whilst he was sitting with some others, and said

“Salaam ‘alaykum (peace be upon you).”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “[He will have] ten hasanaat (rewards).”

Another man passed by and said

“Salaam ‘alaykum wa rahmat-Allaah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah).”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “[He will have] twenty hasanaat2⃣0⃣.”

Another man passed by and said

“Salaam ‘alaykum wa rahmat-Allaahi wa barakaatuhu (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allaah and His blessings).”

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “[He will have] thirty hasanaat3⃣0⃣.”

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The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

COMMANDED(ORDERED)  us to RETURN salaams,

and made it a right and a duty.

Ahmad (2/540), al-Bukhaari (1240), Muslim (2792), al-Nisaa’i in al-Yawm wa’l-Laylah (221) and Abu Dawood (5031)

all reported that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“The Muslim has five5⃣ rights over his fellow-Muslim:

1⃣he should return his salaams,

2⃣visit him when he is sick,

3⃣attend his funeral,

4⃣accept his invitation, and

5⃣pray for mercy for him [say “Yarhamuk Allaah”] when he sneezes.”