TheSalaam of a Lifetime; Quranic Greetings to the Inhabitants of Jannah Their greeting the Day they meet Him will be, "Peace." And He has prepared for them a noble reward. [33:44] The virtuous greeting is a joyous greeting. "Dear son, when you enter your house, say As- Salamu 'Alaikum to your family, for it will be a blessing both So if you said "Assalamualaikum" with the intent of wishing them well, then consider yourself being wished well in return. Note: "Wa" = "and", "'alaikum" = "upon you", "salam"/"as-salam" = "peace". Also note: I'm one of the more conservative Muslims on this sub, to the extent that I don't agree with u/ducatiscrambler 's position on the use of Heshould stand in front of the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), facing the grave and with his back towards the qiblah, and say, "Al-salamu 'alayka ayyuha'l-Nabiyyu wa rahmat-Allahi wa barakatuhu (Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy and blessings of Allah).". If he wants to add something wa'alaikum as-salaam wa raHmat alaah wa barakatu وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته - may peace, God's mercy, and blessings be upon you, too Salam سلام The phrase salaam سلام is an informal greeting and is a popular way to say "hi" in Arabic. Ifyou are meeting one person, you say: " as-salamu alayk". If it's two people you are greeting, you say " as-salamu alaykuma" and if it's more than three people you say: " as-salamu alaykum". The last way of saying the greeting, can be used for all situations, as is the case commonly practiced today. Lastly, do not restrict or rN2y.

is it ok to say salam alaikum