﴿ وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍۢ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا ﴾

“But when you are greeted with a greeting [of peace], answer with an even better greeting, or [at least] with the like thereof. Verily, God keeps count indeed of all things.”

When you are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or [at least] return it�This means that you should surpass the greeting that issued [from that person] by acting with sincere friendship (naṣḥ) for God�s sake, Exalted is He. The Prophet said, �Peace (salām) is one of the names of God which He made manifest on Earth, so spread it among yourselves.� His words, Exalted is He: