Short Forms of Salam

[Zuhair Nasir]

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

How r u IMAM SAHAB?HOPE UR IN GOOD HEALTH

MY QUESTION IS

WE USE SHORT FORMS OF ASSALAMUALIKUM AS SALAM IN OUR EMAIL AND IN WRITING SMS SO IS IT OK CAN WE USE OR MUST WRITE WHOLE SALAM.

[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Wa'alaykum 'Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu


All Praise be to Allah who is the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings be showered upon His Most Beloved, and Final Messenger of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa 'aalihi wa Sallam


Jazak'allah for your question. It is not an absolute requirement that we write the complete ''Salaam'' --- [Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu] in our E-mail or SMS, as long as it saves us time, when we're busy as it can take up too many characters or space in our message system. The emphasis has to be that the written message of Salaam is understood, and it is not sent to a 'ghayr muslim' then this is fine.


Of course when physically greeting another muslim we must always use the full expression of the whole Salaam --- Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.



Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi