Dapping and Salaaming Reflection

 

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi.
Aoudhunillahi minal shaitanir rajeem.
ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends.

Very common saying with those who were a little older than me growing up: 

"Give me five. - Person extends hand to younger to slap it.

On the backhand side. - Person turns around same hand extended to younger but palm flipped downward.

Up high. - Person extends hand up for a high-5.

Down low. - Person extends hand low, but snatches it back before the younger can slap it, and says,

"Too slow." 

Gotta go."

[When we were younger in Chicago. Kindergarten through probably 5th grade you could repeat this with us over and over again. Dapping and handshakes were a big part of our culture. And it wasn't any handshakes. The handshakes were so cool it was like you got strengthened, tightened up, or a haircut or something. With my older cousins being Nupes-Greek Letter Org members my handshakes with them were pretty dope. The psychology of affirmations similar to extending the salaams, although technically the salaams are more powerful because a dua to Allah (swt) is involved.] #DapCulture #SalaamCulture 

To not disturb the spiritual balance and spiritual peace for those reading this about the being "strengthened, tightened up, or a haircut or something" regarding dapping and salaams, I will reference the Proverb of Sulaimon (epbuh) 

"Proverbs 27:17 
17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend." 

Confirming from Nabi Muhammad (epbuh) that the plight of weakness and oppression and their cultivations are evil and must be moved away from. We cannot cause it or grow it. It has to be because the person caused it or grew it themselves.

Allah (swt) understand entrapment, cultivation, planting evidence, etc. and is Most Wise.

The Sheikhs in Tablighi Jumaat would say to us something along the lines, "Allah (swt) gives more blessings to the Muslim brother who extends the greetings of salaams (but more blessings are for the one who's salaam is longer. Example As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmautllah Wa Barakatuh when someone extended ASA) and his hand first to shake the hand of another Muslim brother. (the Sheikhs would further say) Be the first to extend the salaams and the hand and the last to release the handshake. Allah (swt) causes the sins to drop off of the hands of 2 brothers shaking hands." This would confirm sometimes with a vision from Allah (swt) of darkness dropping from the hands in handshakes. As if bearing witness to the Truth of this with own eyes but in a vision. Chicago had many schools of thought in Islam.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran