Salamalaikum it is considered a sunnah in Islam, meaning that the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to do that, and his followers did that until this act spread and all Muslims do it after him. This strengthens the relationship between the sons of one nation, that is, one family. After that, it became a habit among Assalamu alaikum is a common greeting among Muslims, meaning "Peace be with you." It is an Arabic phrase , but Muslims around the world use this greeting regardless of their language background. The appropriate response to this greeting is Wa alaikum assalaam , which means "And upon you be peace." Commonmisconceptions - due to the misapplication of hadith There is common opinion that you should not greet non-Muslims with the salam. Or that you should only reply to them with 'walaikum' not 'walaikum asalam'. This opinion is based on the hadith: Suhayl and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be please with them) narrated that the Prophet (peace be on him) said: حَدَّثَنَا thereinwill be, salam!" (Quran 14:23) "Salam Alaikum for you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!" (Quran 13:24) "When those who believe in Our Ayat (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) come to you, say, "Assalam Alaikum"; your Lord has prescribed Mercy for Himself, so that if any Summaryof answer. If a non-Muslim says As-Sam 'alaykum, you should respond by saying Wa 'alaykum. If a non-Muslim greets you saying As-salamu 'alaykum, the majority of scholars said that we have to return the greeting, and this is the correct view. Probablyhas something to do with English Bible translations sounding archaic in modern English. Shalom Aleichem is Jesus's "peace be unto you" throughout the Gospels, John 20:21 for example. The hippie, almost slang-like, "Peace!" is the most commonplace English that sort of captures this biblical greeting/goodbye. Aye. Thereare other salutations in Persian greeting, including Salaam Aleykom سلام علیکم (Peace be unto you), Salam o sad salam سلام و صد سلام (hello and one hundred hellos) and Salam be ro-ye mahet سلام به روی ماهت "Hello to your face which is as beautiful as the moon!". Another way to offer greetings is to say Bringblessings into your home: Revive this sunnah! Do you enter your house without saying "salaam?". If so, start reviving a beautiful sunnah! Next time you come home, make it a habit to say: assalamu alaykum or assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuhu. 29l7kdz.