One should respond to the greeting "Salam alaikum" with "Wa alaikum assalam," which means "And peace be upon you too" in Arabic.
The right to say "As-salamu alaikum" or "Salam alaikum" is a greeting in Islam that means "peace be upon you." It is a common Islamic greeting used to wish peace and blessings on others.
One should respond with "Wa Alaikum As-Salam," which means "And peace be upon you too" in Arabic.
"Wa alaikum salam" is the response given to "Asalamu alaikum" which means "May Peace be upon you". If an individual is given the salams (Asalamu alaikum) one would reply "wa alaikum salam" which means "AND may Peace be upon you". This is the greeting of the Muslims, and it is quoted in The Bible that this was the greeting of Jesus (peace be upon him) to his companions. Jesus is considered one of the prophets of God by Muslims, I mention this because a lot of people don't know that Muslims believe in Jesus, and Moses, and Abraham, Noah, (Peace be upon them all) etc. Hope that answers you question =).
You would say aslamualaiykum (āssālam 'alaykum, السلام علیکم) and the other person would respond waslamualaiykum.
"Wa alaikum salam" is the response given to "Asalamu alaikum" which means "May Peace be upon you". If an individual is given the salams (Asalamu alaikum) one would reply "wa alaikum salam" which means "AND may Peace be upon you". This is the greeting of the Muslims, and it is quoted in The Bible that this was the greeting of Jesus (peace be upon him) to his companions. Jesus is considered one of the prophets of God by Muslims, I mention this because a lot of people don't know that Muslims believe in Jesus, and Moses, and Abraham, Noah, (Peace be upon them all) etc. Hope that answers you question =).
"Wa alaikum salam" is the response given to "Asalamu alaikum" which means "May Peace be upon you". If an individual is given the salams (Asalamu alaikum) one would reply "wa alaikum salam" which means "AND may Peace be upon you". This is the greeting of the Muslims, and it is quoted in the bible that this was the greeting of Jesus (peace be upon him) to his companions. Jesus is considered one of the prophets of God by Muslims, I mention this because a lot of people don't know that Muslims believe in Jesus, and Moses, and Abraham, Noah, (Peace be upon them all) etc. Hope that answers you question =).
The customary greeting in Arabic, regardless of religious affiliation, is "Salam Alaikum (peace be upon you)." "Salam Alaikum" can be considered more closely translated as "Hello" because of the slightly higher sense of formality. Colloquially, Iraqis greet friends with "Shakumaku," which is equivalent to the American English, "What's up?" "Shlone Sahtek (how's your health)?" is also another popular greeting. These of course are in addition to "Marhaba."
Assalamu'alaikum (السلام عليكم) is an Arabic language greeting used in Muslim cultures. It means "Peace be upon you." It is also transliterated as Assalamo alaikum or Asalamo alaikum. The traditional response is "wa alaikum assalam", meaning "and on you be peace." The other forms of this greeting are "Assalamu'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah (السلام عليكم ورحمة الله)," which means:"May the peace and the Mercy of Allah be upon you," and "Assalamu'Alaykum Wa Rahma ...
if a person says you Assalam o Alaikum (means.hello or praise be upon you)so in return a person should say Wa Alaikum us Salam which also means praise be upon you too(additional word wameans and
if you are not a muslim or indian or pakistican or whatever kind of people who speak urdu, you just say hello if you are one of those people you say 'uslawmoohlehkum' say sulam for short
salam malekhum
By saying: Wa Alaikum assalam, wa Rahmat-Ullah -i- wa Baraka'at o hoo.(May safety,blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah be upon you)