Mufti Menk – The Most Powerful Greeting

			Peace extends all the way to the hereafter.
		

			May peace be upon you on the day
		

			of judgment. Why not?
		

			Assalamu alaikum.
		

			I say
		

			you should feel that it should hit you.
		

			I'm so happy. Someone prayed for me.
		

			I remember there was a brother who didn't
		

			reply and I told him, why didn't you
		

			reply to that guy? He's an enemy man.
		

			He's lying. He said, just say, walaikum, what's
		

			the big deal? What did you lose?
		

			So what if they're lying? He says, but
		

			but then I'll be lying as well. I
		

			said, well don't lie, try and make yourself
		

			genuine. Who knows? The dua might be accepted.
		

			Imagine someone hating you, say, may Allah bless
		

			you.
		

			Come on, come on. You know, he's
		

			got to just say, Amin, and that's it.
		

			But
		

			you have to reply back. Imagine when someone
		

			gives you such a powerful greeting every day.
		

			Do you know, if you look back at
		

			the predecessors,
		

			if they were walking and the wall came
		

			between them for a moment, when they met
		

			back after the wall they would say, salamalaykum.
		

			Do you know that?
		

			Go and read the stories.
		

			The companions used to greet each other like,
		

			subhanallah you won't believe it. We just came
		

			back. Salaam Alaikum. I just came back again.
		

			Salaam Alaikum.