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6 Sunnahs

Meeting People

Greeting, smiling and speaking well: how the Prophet ﷺ met people.

For the moments you meet someone: greeting, speaking, and responding well. You will meet these moments today, which makes this a good place to start.

You don’t need all of them. Pick one, and add the next when it feels natural.

  1. Greet people with salam firstmeeting or passing someone
  2. Return every salam, equal or bettersomeone greets you with salam
  3. Shake hands when you meetmeeting a Muslim brother/sister
  4. Speak good or stay silentThe moment before speaking in conversation
  5. Say Alhamdulillah when you sneezeyou sneeze
  6. Reply 'Yarhamuk Allah' to a sneezersomeone sneezes and says Alhamdulillah

Other moments

Pick one

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Sources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.