Allah hafiz or khuda hafiz?? All people have the custom of greeting one another, and every group has its own distinctive greeting that distinguishes them from other people. Allah hafiz or khuda hafiz is mainly used among Muslims in India, iran, afghanistan, pakistan.... When Islam came, Allaah prescribed that the manner of greeting among Muslims should be “Al-salaamu alaykum,” The name al-Salaam is a Name of Allaah, may He be exalted, so the meaning of the greeting of salaam which is required among Muslims is, “May the blessing of His Name descend upon you.” The usage of the preposition ‘ala in ‘alaykum (upon you) indicates that the greeting is inclusive. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) made spreading salaam a part of faith. Al-Bukhaari (12, 28 and 6236), Muslim (39), Ahmad (2/169), Abu Dawood (5494), al-Nisaa’i, (8/107) Ibn al-Qayyim said in Badaa’i al-Fawaa’id (144): “Allaah, the Sovereign, the Most Holy, the Peace, prescribed that the greeting among the people of Islam should be ‘al-salaamu ‘alaykum’, which is better than all the greetings of other nations which include impossible ideas or lies, such as saying, ‘May you live for a thousand years,’ or things that are not accurate, such as ‘An’im sabaahan (Good morning),’ or actions that are not right, such as prostrating in greeting. Thus the greeting of salaam is better than all of these, because it has the meaning of safety which is life, without which nothing else can be achieved. So this takes precedence over all other aims or objectives. A person has two main aims in life: to keep himself safe from evil, and to get something good. Keeping safe from evil takes precedence over getting something good…” So we shall rather stick to the sunnah and avoid innovations ...
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 08:51:49 +0000
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