When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it. Allah keeps count of everything.
An-Nisa' 4:86
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وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا
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When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it. God keeps count of everything.
When someone greets you kindly, greet them back with something even kinder, or at least the same. Allah keeps track of everything.
When someone greets you, greet them back with something better — or at least return the same greeting. Allah keeps track of everything.
When you are greeted with a greeting, greet back with something better or return it. Truly, God keeps account of all things.
When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it. Allah keeps count of all things.
When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with a better greeting, or return it. God keeps count of all things.
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed Allāh is ever, over all things, an Accountant.
When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allâh is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things.
When you are given a greeting, respond with a better greeting or return the same. Indeed, Allah is the Reckoner of all things.
When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.
When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh count of all things.
When you are greeted by anyone, respond with a better greeting or at least return it; God takes account of all things.
When you are greeted with a salutation then return it with a better one, or at least the same. Surely Allah takes good count of everything.
When you are greeted with a salute, greet with a better one than it, or return it; indeed Allah takes account of all things.
Waitha huyyeetum bitahiyyatin fahayyoo biahsana minha aw ruddooha inna Allaha kana AAala kulli shayin haseeban