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Etiquette of greeting (salaam)
1. The parents have to teach the child that the etiquette of
greeting with salaam is part of Islam and that it increases love
and affection among people. They should teach the child the
hadeeths of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) that speak of the
virtue of greeting others with salaam, both those one knows and
those one does not know. The Prophet (S.A.W) said: “Spread (the
greeting of) salaam amongst yourselves.” And he said: “You will
not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until
you love one another. Shall I not tell you of something that if you
do it, you will love one another? Spread (the greeting of) salaam
amongst yourselves.”
2. They have to teach the child how to greet with salaam. The one
who greets first should say “as-­‐salaamu ‘alaykum wa
rahmat-­‐Allahi wa barakaatuhu (peace be upon you and the mercy
of Allah and His blessings).”
3. They have to teach him the etiquette of greeting with salaam:
one who is riding should greet one who is walking; one who is
walking should greet one who is sitting; the small group should
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greet the large group; and the younger person should greet the
older person.
4. They should tell the child not to use western styles of greeting
(such as “good morning”, “good evening”, “bye bye” and so on).
All of these wordings are alien to us and have come in from
Western countries. The Muslim child should use the greeting of
salaam that the Prophet (S.A.W) instructed us to greet one
another with. The parents should set the example for the child to
follow.
5. They should teach the child that returning the greeting is
obligatory upon every Muslim.
6. The greeting of salaam should be given to everyone, whether
one knows them or not.