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Should I give salams as a non-muslin? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 4 months ago by pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/islam@sopuli.xyz

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Apparently it's not allowed for muslims to give me salam but nothing saying I can't initiate it.

Given this, do people expect me to initiate a salam? Or do I just say hi and go about my day.

Context: muslim friends at school

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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have Persian friends, most of whom are not religious. I greet them in Farsi pretty regularly.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah I had a Pakistani friend in high school and I greeted him in arabic but I'm not sure all people are that welcoming. I might just ask my new Jordan friend what he's comfortable with.

[–] pir8t0x@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's no pressure on you to initiate a Salam. You can do it if wished, No problem if you don't do it. It's really your choice, do as you want.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like most people are pretty chill about it from what I've seen.

[–] pir8t0x@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Exactly

[–] lisko@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is allowed for Muslims to give salam to anybody. Who told you they can't?

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's in the hadith

‘Do not greet the Jews and the Christian’s before they greet you, and when you meet any of them on the road force him to go to the narrowest part of it’ [Sahih Muslim 2167a -Book 39, Hadith 16]

https://www.utrujj.org/can-you-say-salam-to-non-muslims/

[–] mech@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

This explains the behavior of BMW drivers in Berlin.

[–] lisko@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

https://www.utrujj.org/can-you-say-salam-to-non-muslims/

I think it's kind of funny that the link you provided quoting this hadith is only quoting it to explain why it's wrong and Muslims shouldn't believe in such hadiths. It then goes on to quote the Qur'an on why we should give salam. 😂