"Wa-Alaikum-Salaam," meaning "And unto you peace," was the standard response. Muslim ministers and audiences regularly exchanged the salutation at the beginning and end of lectures and sermons.
“As-Salaam-Alaikum” is the most common greeting among Muslims and means “Peace be upon you”. The most common response that you can give is “Wa-Alaikum-Salaam”, which means “Peace be also with you”. The proper reply by Muslims is “'Wasalamualaikum warahmatullahi”.
Traditional greeting between Muslims is Assalamu alaikum (peace be upon you) to which the response is wa alaikum salaam(and unto you peace).
If you are meeting one person, you say: “as-salamu alayk”. If it's two people you are greeting, you say “as-salamu alaykuma” and if it's more than three people you say: “as-salamu alaykum”. The last way of saying the greeting, can be used for all situations, as is the case commonly practiced today.
As-salamu alaykum is the greeting of Muslims and Arabs around the world, often simply shortened to salaam. Different ways of spelling this in western script or transliteration are: assalamuʿalaykum, assalamu alaikum, as-Salaam-Alaikum.
Wa ʿalaykumu s-salam (وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ) is an Arabic greeting often used by Muslims around the world translating to "may peace be upon you". It is a blessing given to another. It is the standard response to the As-salamu alaykum (ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ) greeting.
The literal meaning of Mashallah is "God has willed it", in the sense of "what God has willed has happened"; it is used to say something good has happened, used in the past tense. Inshallah, literally "if God has willed", is used similarly but to refer to a future event.
مع السلامة Ma'a salama
It's the most common way of saying goodbye in Arabic. The phrase ma'a salama is recognized in most Arab-speaking countries. It is also very versatile and you can use it in most situations, formal and informal.
According to Imam Nawawi, greeting with the words of as-Salam-u-'Alaikum is a Sunnah, and responding to it is Wajib (obligatory), but this essentiality is of the nature of Kifaya, meaning thereby that if a few persons out of the whole assembly or group respond to the greeting it will absolve all of the responsibility ...
Wa alaikum as-salam is the more formal and complete version of the greeting, while wa alaikum salam is a shortened form. Walaikum assalam is a traditional Islamic greeting that means "peace be upon you."
English Meaning: “Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.”
In some places, people put a hand on their heart as they shake your hand and greet. Also, the full greeting (As-salamu alaykum) is preferred versus the shorter greeting of "salam" or "salamu alaykum". Goodbye is supplanted by a "Khuda Hafiz" or the variation "Allah Hafiz", both of which mean "May God protect you".
In this Hadith the Prophet gives clear instructions to a person joining a group or leaving them. He should be the one to offer the greeting of peace, Assalamu alaikum. Both are the right thing to do, because they are indicative of good manners and friendliness toward one's community.
“Well, it's common to both religions," Imam Omar Abunamous of the Islamic Cultural Center of New York told the New York Daily News. "They are the same thing. The same idea." Like its Arabic counterpart, the Hebrew phrase "Shalom aleichem" is a greeting that means "peace be upon you."
Wallah/ wallahi
As an oath-taking the name of God, religiously it is not meant to be used in casual proclamations but instead meant to convey the seriousness of a truth claim. By using the phrases, a person swears by God that what they are saying is the absolute truth.
Immediately upon completing the prayer it is recommended for the worshipper to invoke Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) and to ask for His forgiveness by saying: "ASTAGHFIRULLAAH" three times, which means: I seek Allah's forgiveness.
“Subhanaka allahumma wa bi hamdika wa tabara kasmuka wa ta'ala jadduka wa la ilaha ghairuka. “ Then recite silently: “A'udhu billahi minash shaitanir rajim.”
1. If people are doing the ablution in a bathroom, then salam should not be addressed to them, because this word is also one of God's names. Hence, it should not be used in such places. If a person is performing the ablution by the side of a stream, or a pool, there is no harm in saying it to him.
It is well-known that the Islamic greeting is one of peace. It uses the word Salam, which is one of God's names. Hence, it should not be offered to a non-Muslim. However, when we look at Hadiths that refer to this subject, several points become apparent.