Assalam-o-alekum,
My Saturday Islamic School Teacher wants us to find out how much Thawab we get when we say “Assalam-o-alekum” and “walekum assalam”.
Could you please help me with that?
Jazakallah,
Samara
وعليكم السلام
باسمه تعالى
There is no specific number of reward mentioned for Salaam and its Jawaab in the Glorious Qu’aan or the Ahadith. As per the general principle, at least the reward of ten Salaam will be written for the one time Salaam, and if Alllah سبحانه وتعالىwills it will be multiplied to seven hundred to multifold. Allaah سبحانه وتعالىsays in the Glorious Qur’aan, “Whoever brings a good deed shall have ten times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil deed shall have only the recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged.” (Suratul-An’aam 06:160)

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal رحمه اللهrecorded on the authority of Ibn `Abbas رضى الله عنهthat the Nabee of Allaah ﷺsaid, “Your Lord is Most Merciful. Whoever intends to perform a good deed and does not do it, it will be written for him as a good deed. If he performs it, it will be written for him as ten deeds, to seven hundred, to multifold. Whoever intends to commit an evil deed, but does not do it, it will be written for him as a good deed. If he commits it, it will be written for him as a sin, unless Allaah erases it. Only those who deserve destruction will be destroyed by Allah.” (This Hadith is also recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and An-Nasa’i)
والله اعلم