How should ‘good morning’ be combined with the greeting of peace?
2026-10-13
F215 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز
Original Q&A · Complete published question and answer
Complete published question and answer. The bracketed completion of the English question is editorial; the source question itself is elliptical. The answer's wording of preference is preserved.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
قول بعض الناس عندما يتلاقون الصباح يقولون: صباح الخير؟
الجواب
لا، الأفضل السلام عليكم، ثم إذا سلم عليه قال: صبحك الله بالخير، أو كيف حالك، يبدأ بالسلام، هذه السنة، وذاك يقول: وعليكم السلام، ثم إذا أحب يقول له كيف حالك؟ كيف أولادك؟ فلا بأس.
English translation
English translation prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic source. It is not an official translation.
Original question
Some people, when they meet in the morning, say, ‘Good morning’—[what about this]?
Answer
No; ‘Peace be upon you’ is better. Then, after greeting him, he may say, ‘May Allah grant you a good morning,’ or, ‘How are you?’ He begins with the greeting of peace; that is the Sunnah. The other replies, ‘And upon you be peace.’ Then, if he wishes to ask, ‘How are you? How are your children?’ there is no harm.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website, fatwa 23083
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official Ibn Bāz website
Complete published Arabic question and answer checked against the official source, including follow-up exchanges and closing words where present. Arabic diacritics omitted, directional formatting marks removed and honorific glyphs expanded for display. Source footnotes are kept separate.