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'A man whose [consumption of] food is little has a healthy stomach and a pure heart, and a man whose food is plenty has a sick stomach and a hard heart.'

Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa [sawa]

Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 46

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Question : #433

Category: Interfaith Dialogue

Subject:	counter arguments
Question:	What is the ruling on saying salam or replying to it with respect to the People of the Book, or others amongst the unbelievers? Is it allowed to congratulate them on some of their special occasions like Christmas and the like?
Answer:	There is no objection to commencing with salam to them, it is our duty to represent the positive attributes of our religion. Their salam should be replied by saying alayk. There is no objection to congratulating them on special occasions.

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