(Otherwise) He may have offered...

(Otherwise) He may have offered, but no one heard it and similarly when anyone of you answers the ‘Salam’ he should say it loud and clear so that the one offering it would not say ‘I said Salam to them but no one answered (me back).’ The Amir-ul-Momineen -asws has said: ‘If you do not become angry you will not be made angry, offer the ‘Salam’ loud and openly, speak nicely, perform prayer at night when people are sleeping and you will enter paradise in peace.’ The Imam -asws then recited the Words of Allah -azwj : السَّلامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ‏ The Giver of Peace, the Granter of Security, the Watchful Guardian ….