Excellence of Spreading the
greetings of As-salaam 'alaykum
224. The Prophet (SAW)
said: "You shall not enter Paradise until you believe, and you have not
believed until you love one another. Shall I tell you of something you
can do to make you love one another? Spread the greetings of As-salam 'alaykum
amongst yourselves (i.e. between each other).
السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُم
Assalumu ‘Alaykum
Peace be on you
Reference: Muslim 1/74
and others.
225. The Prophet (SAW) said: "There are three things which whoever gathers all of them together, then he has gathered Iman (Faith): justice with oneself, greeting people with greetings of `as-salaam 'alaykum, and freeing oneself from stinginess."
Reference: Al-Bukhari,
cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/82 as a statement of the Companion 'Ammar
(RA).
226. Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) said: A man asked the Prophet (SAW), "What is the best act of Islam?" He said, "To feed others and to give greetings of as-salam 'alaykum to those whom you know and to those whom you do not know."
Reference: Al-Bukhari,
cf. Al-Asqalani, Fathul-Bari 1/55, Muslim 1/65