(Assalamoalaikum) in a Friday sermon. With reference to this, he also said:Huzoore Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) elucidated the benefits of the practice of saying (Assalamoalaikum) in a Friday sermon. With reference to this, he also said:
“It is also a general commandment that when you visit homes, even your own home, offer the gift of peace and security because this will bring blessings to the home given that this gift of peace is from Allah and it will make you cognisant of how your deportment should be with your family after sending forth a gift which is from Allah the Exalted.
“Allah states:
“‘…But when you enter houses, salute your people–a greeting from your Lord, full of blessing and purity. Thus does Allah make plain to you the commandments that you may understand.’ (24:62)
“People living in homes where this gift of peace and security is exchanged, they practice it with the thought that this gift is from Allah the Exalted. This increases mutual love and greater attention is drawn towards looking after each other’s sentiments. If the man of the house is harsh, his wife and children will be protected from his harshness due to this gift of peace and security! In the world in general and in this society in particular sometimes children turn rebellious due to the unjust, harsh temperament of fathers, and wives become fearful and afraid. A time comes when in spite of living together for years the situation results in break-up between a husband and wife despite their children having grown up. Their break-up is a cause for concern for the family. If this gift of peace and security is regularly exchanged such episodes would be reduced. Similarly, when women will enter their homes with this gift of peace and security they will be looking after their homes properly and will be safeguarding the respect of their husbands. When children will be brought up in this vein, in spite of reaching adolescence, rather than become a source of evil, they will become a source of peace and security for their home, parents and society.”
(Friday sermon delivered on 25 May 2007 at Baitul Futuh, London. Published 15 June 2007)