Greetings and Etiquette
162 questions
What is the ruling on saying "May I be your ransom" (fadaytuk), "We sacrifice ourselves for you" (nafdak), or "May he be ransomed for you" (fadak), and saying "May my heart be at your service" (ya labba qalbik), "At your service" (labeeh), or "At your service, so-and-so" (labbaik ya fulan), and saying "It's too early" (badri), to which the other replies "From your lifespan" (min umrik), and saying "O dearest to my heart" (ya bad qalbi), "O dearest in the world" (ya bad al-dunya), or "O dearest of my kin" (ya bad hayyi)?
Is kissing women three times after greeting a Sunnah or an innovation?
Is it obligatory to say "Yarhamuk Allah" to the sneezer after each consecutive sneeze, or after he has finished all repeated sneezes?
Is greeting with a hand gesture in the car without uttering the salaam better, or is it better to postpone the greeting until meeting or stopping the car to make the salaam heard?
What are the ethics of a student of knowledge?
Is it permissible to add the word "Ta'ala" (the Most High) when saying "Al-Salam," so it becomes: (Al-Salam Alaikum wa Rahmatu Allahu Ta'ala wa Barakatuh)?
Is it correct to use the phrase "my beloved ones in the Messenger of Allah"?
Is it permissible to add the word "Ta'ala" (the Most High) in the saying, "Al-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi Ta'ala wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah the Most High and His blessings)?
How can one get rid of extreme nervousness and mood swings that affect the person and those around them, especially when there has been a prior intention to get rid of them, but without success?
Does the supervisor’s request to the student who is leaning back or lying down—while awake—to sit upright on the bed out of respect for the supervisor, without asking him to stand up or dismount, fall under the prophetic prohibition: “Whoever wishes men to stand up for him, let him take his seat in Hellfire”?
Is the questioner sinful for shunning a girl and her family for a year due to an insulting incident she experienced, and is her returning of greetings and smiling considered hypocrisy despite her inner distress?
Should the greeting be initiated by the elder or the younger when entering a group of people?
Is it obligatory to say "Yarhamuk Allah" to a colleague who sneezes frequently due to illness every time she sneezes?
After the sneezer is praised (by others saying "Yarhamuk Allah"), must the sneezer respond to each praiser individually, or is a single response sufficient for everyone, using the plural form or the singular intending each one?
Is it permissible to greet my mother's maternal aunt with "Salam"?
Is kissing the hand of maternal and paternal uncles – as a form of showing respect – Islamically permissible?
Is it obligatory to return a parrot's greeting if it offers one?
What is the ruling on greeting with a hand gesture?
Do we sin by not returning the greeting to a program presenter on television or radio if he greets?
To what extent is the circulating information true that the wisdom behind saying "Alhamdulillah" after sneezing is due to the heart and all body organs stopping during a sneeze, and the resulting dangers such as a fractured rib or death when trying to stop it, or the eyes popping out of their sockets, and that praising Allah is a form of gratitude for this salvation?
Is it necessary to raise one's voice to say "yarhamuk Allah" (may Allah have mercy on you) to someone who sneezes in a different room?
What is the ruling of Islam on greeting by waving the hand when a person is far away, and is there any basis for this in Sharia?
Is it sufficient to return the greeting in writing or by moving the lips in emergency cases, such as a larynx infection, and does the same ruling apply to saying "Yarhamuk Allah" to one who sneezes and similar situations?
Is it permissible to conclude a letter with the phrase "with peace"?