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I have seen in your reply that you said Wassalam in last. Is is ok to greets/reply incomplete? Many people write word Salam/AOA/Assalam and reply Wsalam, ws etc. What is the sunnaah please.

· 13 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 17302English

Question

I have seen in your reply that you said Wassalam in last. Is is ok to greets/reply incomplete? Many people write word Salam/AOA/Assalam and reply Wsalam, ws etc. What is the sunnaah please.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

It is mubah (permitted) to say Salaam when greeting. However, the sunnah is to include Alaykum after the word Salaam (Fataawa Rahimiyya Vol.10 Page 131)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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