What is the ruling on saying "my greetings" (تحياتي), especially since it is widespread? And is the fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy on him, correct, which states that it is impermissible because "greetings" (التحيات) means grandeur, dominion, and perpetuity, and these attributes should not be ascribed to anyone but Allah, and we say in the Tashahhud, "All greetings are for Allah" (التحيات لله)?

The interpretation of "Tahiyyat" (greetings) varies among scholars; it has been said to mean peace, permanence, greatness, or dominion. Ibn 'Uthaymeen said: It signifies glorification, and absolute glorification is due to none but Allah. The prescribed greeting is "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings), which is the greeting of the prophets and the people of Paradise. A Muslim should not deviate from this greeting to phrases that might contain a religious prohibition.