Greeting non-Muslims
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to initiate the greeting with a kaafir, e.g. good morning?
What if this is for the purpose of inviting people to Islam?
Salaam & Greeting
Replying to the one making salaam when entering the home
Q: Two people are entering a house. The first person who enters says assalaamu alaykum. Should the second person who enters say wa alaykumus salaam, in response to the first persons salaam or should they say assalaamu alaykum as we learn is the etiquettes of entering a house??
Replying to a non-Muslim by saying good morning
Q: Many a time we bump into non-Muslims, either at work, conferences, etc. and they tend to greet with good morning. Is one sinful if he replies to such a greeting by saying good morning back.
Ruling on mu'aanaqah
Q: I would like to please find out more on mu'aanaqah. Is it a sunnat? Will it be okay to conduct a lesson on it by including it under etiquettes? What is the method of performing it?
Greeting a non-Muslim helper
Q: My nani is bedridden. She has a female Christian attendant who comes everyday in the morning and leaves at night. She wanted to know if she can say salam to her when she comes in the morning. If not, then how should she greet her when she comes? Not saying anything appears rude and cold.
Replying to someone who greets with the word 'salaams'
Q: Do we have to reply to someone who greets us by just saying 'salaams'?
Auto response salaam and abbreviating salaam
Q:
1. Should I reply to the "assalamualaikum" written in an auto reply, because it's coming from the computer and is not verbally said?
2. What is the ruling on typing "asak wr wb" and other similar short forms of salaam?
Saying Allah Haafiz when departing
Q: If two people depart after meeting then saying salam is required or Allah Hafiz?
Replying to the salaam of a non-Muslim
Q: If a non-Muslim says Assalam u alAikum, how should we answer?
Making salaam to a person at a distance
Q: If a person is far away (so far away that he can not hear us) and we want to make salam to him. How should we do it? Should we say salam with the mouth and make a sign or just make a sign? How will this person reply to our salam? Will it be wajib to answer salam? Will he have to answer with the mouth only or by sign?