01 / Social Etiquette
For greeting people
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you
Sunnah of Prophet (S.A.W.) ↗More occasions · Dua & dhikr
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8 entries for social interactions, with Arabic, transliteration, English meaning and a source link.
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When responding to Salam
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلاَمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
Wa’alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you
Sunnah of Prophet (S.A.W.) ↗03 / Social Etiquette
For thanking someone
جَزَاكَ اللّٰهُ خَيْرًا
Jazaakallaahu khayran
May Allah reward you with good.
At-Tirmidhi: 2035 ↗04 / Social Etiquette
Upon sneezing
اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰہِ
Alhamdu lillaahi
All praise is for Allah.
Abu Dawud: 5033 ↗05 / Social Etiquette
Upon hearing someone sneeze
يَرْحَمُكَ اللّٰهُ
Yar hamu kal-laahu.
May Allah have mercy upon you
Abu Dawud: 5033 ↗06 / Social Etiquette
When entering the marketplace
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَا يَمُوتُ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٍ
Laa ilaaha illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, yuhyee wa yumeetu, wa Huwa hayyun laa yamootu, biyadihil-khayru, wa Huwa alaa kulli shayin Qadeer.
There is no Lord except Allah. He is One and has no partners. His is the Kingdom and for Him are all praises. He gives life and gives death. He is eternal and everlasting In His control is goodness, and He has power over everything.
At-Tirmidhi: 3428 ↗07 / Social Etiquette
At the end of a Gathering/Majlis
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ
Subhaanaka Allaahumma wa bihamdika, ‘ash-hadu ‘an laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa ‘Anta, ‘astaghfiruka wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayka
Glory is to You, O Allah, and praise is to You. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but You. I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
Abu Dawud: 4859 ↗08 / Social Etiquette
Sneezers replies back
يَهْدِيكُمُ اللّٰهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
Yahdeekumul-lahu wayuslihu balakum
May Allah guide you and set right your affairs.
Abu Dawud: 5033 ↗Texts adapted from the open Hisnul Muslim data collection and the Dua & Dhikr dataset, with source references beside each entry. For memorisation or teaching, use each source link to check the wording with a knowledgeable teacher.