'Alaika wa ala abeekas salaam.' (May peace be upon you and your father) Abu Dharr () said: 'It is a good gift and a light load.' (Abu Dawood) *The Scholars differed in the issue of greeting a stranger woman with Salam. Some legalized it and others prohibited it. The preponderant opinion in this issue is that of Imam Ahmed, may Allah have mercy on him. He said: ‘If the woman is elderly then there is no sin in greeting her(verbally) with salam; but, if she is young, then it is not appropriate.'(Al-Aadaab ash-Shari’yah 1/352) *It is praiseworthy for one to greet the youngsters. Anas b. Malik () greeted the youngsters with Salam and would say: 'The Messenger of Allah () used to do it.' (Bukhari)
*One should not raise his voice when greeting another if there are others sleeping there. It is narrated in the Hadeeth of al-Miqdad b. al-Aswad () that the Prophet () would come at night and greet his family with salam in a voice which was audible to those awake but would not disturb a sleeping person.' (Muslim) *One should not initially greet the People of the Book with Salam. The Messenger of Allah () said:
