‘Wa alaikum’ (...and upon yourself)

A group of Jews came to see the Messenger of Allah (pbuh), and they said, “Al-saam ‘alaykum (death be upon you).” ‘A’ishah replied, “Bal ‘alaykum al-saam wa’l-la’nah (No, death be upon you and curses)!” The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, “O ‘A’ishah, Allah loves gentleness in all things.” She said, “Did you not hear what they said?” He said, “I answered, ‘Wa ‘alaykum (and unto you)." (Reported by Bukhari dan Muslim)

I love this hadith, this hadith teaches you how to react if someone curses or insult you verbally. If anyone abuses you with vulgar language or nonsensical insults...all you need to do is to answer them back with:

‘Wa alaikum’ (...and upon yourself)

Sekumpulan Yahudi datang bertemu Nabi SAW dan memberi salam dengan mengucapkan as-sam alaikum yang bermaksud ‘maut ke atas kamu’. Nabi SAW menjawab ‘wa alaikum’ sahaja. Isteri Nabi, Aishah r.aha yang perasan dengan mainan ucapan salam mereka itu menjawab “as-sam ‘alaikum wal la’nah” maksudnya maut dan laknat ke atas kamu.


Sabda Rasulullah SAW: “Nanti dahulu wahai Aishah! Sesungguhnya Allah suka sikap lunak dalam semua perkara”.

Jawab Aishah: “Wahai Rasulullah! Engkau tidak dengarkah apa mereka kata?”. Sabda Nabi SAW: “Aku telah pun jawab ‘wa alaikum’ (ke atas kamu)." (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)


Wallahu'alam