Social in Islam

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Harvika M
Helfi M
Greetings in Islam

As-Salaam-Alaikum → Peace be unto you

- This greeting is used whenever Moslems gathered and interacted

Wa-Alaikum-Salaam → and unto you peace

- The standard response

Surah Al-An’am verse 54

And when those come to you who believe in Our verses, say, "Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed
upon Himself mercy: that any of you who does wrong out of ignorance and then repents after that and
corrects himself - indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful."

http://ccnmtl.columbia.edu/projects/mmt/mxp/notes/5140.html
The Prophet (pbuh) made spreading salaam a part of faith. Al-Bukhaari (12, 28 and 6236), Muslim
(39), Ahmad (2/169), Abu Dawood (5494), al-Nisaai, (8/107) and Ibn Hibbaan (505) narrated
from Abd-Allaah ibn Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him): What is the best thing in Islam? He said, Feeding others and giving the
greeting of salaam to those whom you know and those whom you do not know.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/4596/the-importance-of-saying-salaam-and-returning-the-greeting
 Smiling in Islam

Smile is a sunnah in Islam. It has been reported by many people

that the Prophet Muhammad SAW would always smile. Abdullah
bin Haarith (may God be pleased with him) said that he didn’t see
anyone who smiled more than the Prophet.

َ‫ص َدقَة‬
َ ‫ك‬ ََ ‫ك ِفي َو ْج َِه أ َ ِخ‬
ََ َ‫يك ل‬ ُّ ‫ت َ َب‬
ََ ‫س ُم‬

The Prophet SAW also said that “your smile for your brother is
charity” (Tirmidhi).
Smile is the lightest alms taken by Allah SWT to increase our
reward.

By smiling, we can share happiness to other people. The

Prophet Muhammad SAW said “You won’t be able to do good
to all humans with your wealth, so your kindness should reach
them with joy on your face.” (Al-Hakim 1/212).
Prolonged Grief in Islam

Al-Bukhari narrated from Anas radhiallahu anhu that he said: I witnessed the daughter of
the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wasallam buried and Rasulallah sallallaahu alahi wasallam
sat on the grave, and I saw his eyes shed tears.” (HR. al-Bukhari)

● Grief is human nature, but prolonged grief should not be done, it will become a
burden (torture) for the person who dies because he becomes the reason of that
grief
● Prolonged grief should be replaced by prayer
“It is not halal for a woman to believe in Allah and the end day, to mourn because of death,
more than three nights, except for the death of her husband, then mourning must be four
months and ten days.” (HR Bukhari)

“A woman came to the Prophet, then she said: my daughter was left dead by her husband
and her eyes became swollen (because of crying), may I tell her to wear kohl? Then the
Prophet replied: No! Twice or three times, each time asked, the answer is always answer
no.” (HR. Bukhari from Ummu Habibah)