Q. A respected lecturer advised during one of his speeches that a person should also greet with salam upon entering his home. At times, no one is present in the home. Can the greeting of salam also be made in this situation?
A. Salam is not only a phrase of greeting, but is also an invocation. Therefore, it is correct that you should greet the people of the home with salam upon entering it. If no one is present in the home, then say the words of salam in this manner:
السلام علينا و على عباد الله الصالحين
Trans: Upon us and the righteous servants of Allah be peace[1].
Kitab al-Fatawa, Vol. 6, p.117 (Karachi: Zam Zam Publishers, April 2008 ed.) by Mawlana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani
[1] Al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah, Vol.5, p.325
October 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm
There remains the understood standard for Usool Al-Hadith:
“Whenever a Hadith is presented to you in my name, verify it in the light of the Qur’an. If it agress with the Qur’an, accept it, and if it is in conflict, discard it.”
References:
As-sahih Min Seerat un-Nabi (vol.1, pg30)
Asool-il-Hanafiya
Tammy Swofford
January 12, 2010 at 10:12 am
The point mentioned above by you- well and good Mr. Swofford applies to scholars and fuqaha and not to the common masses as if this is left to the common masses, then they will dismantle and discard everything which they don’t know or can’t perceive it or track it due to their being ignorant about the islamic sciences of interpretation- which unofrtunately is happening these days.