Surah An-Nisa 4:86
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 86 of 176
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍۢ فَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا
Translation
But [even in battle] when you [believers] are offered a greeting, respond with a better one, or at least return it: God keeps account of everything.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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