٭   To be the first to say Salaam is Sunnah.

٭   The first to say Salaam is close to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

٭   The first to give Salaam is free from arrogance. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: The first to give Salaam is free from arrogance. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 6, pp. 433)

٭   90 mercies descend upon the person who is first to give Salaam and 10 mercies descend upon the person who replies. (Kimiya-e-Sa’adat, vol. 1, pp. 394)

٭   By saying ‘اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُم’, you get 10 good deeds. If you add ‘وَرَحْمَۃُ اللھِ’, you get 20 good deeds and if you further add ‘بَرَکَاتُہٗ’, you get 30 good deeds.

٭   Likewise, if you reply by saying ‘اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُم وَرَحْمَۃُ اللھِ وَبَرَکَاتُہٗ’, you get 30 good deeds.

٭   It is Wajib to reply instantly and with such a voice that the person giving Salaam can hear it.

٭   Learn the correct words of giving and replying to Salaam. First, I shall recite it and then you repeat it: ‘اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْکُم’. Now, I shall firstly recite the reply and then you repeat it: ‘وَ عَلَیْکُمُ السَّلَام’

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد