The Messenger of ALLAH (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “If good is done to someone and then they say “Jazak ALLAHu khayran” to the one who did the good, they have indeed praised them well.” [Tirmidhi]
What should one reply if someone says JazakALLAHu khayran to him?
And you too, May ALLAH reward to with Khayr. The Hadeeth is narrated by Usayd Ibn Hudair (R.A),
Usayd ibn Hadayr says … I said :
O Messenger of ALLAH [JazakALLAHu Khayrn]
The Prophet (S.A.W) said :
And you too, May ALLAH reward you too with Khayr.
Shaykh al-Albaany has said that the Hadeeh is Saheeh. (bi-kathrat-il-turuq)
[al-Saheeha 3096, al-Ta'leeqaatul hisaan al Saheeh ibn Hibbaan 6231]
The word wa-iyyaakum has the same meaning and is the shorter version of wa-antum-fajazakumullahu-khair. Not a big deal though, but it is always better to use the words that are transmitted in sunnah than words that we invent.
The correct way of saying May ALLAH reward you with good
To a male: Jazak ALLAHu khayran
To a female: Jazaki-llahu khayran
To two people (whether male/female): Jazakuma ALLAHu khayran
To three men or more: Jazakum ALLAHu khayran
To three women or more: Jazakumunna-llaahu khayran.
Note: The well known response use very widely today i.e "WA IYYAK" is also pemissible.
(Jazak Allahu Khairan) For Reading This
(Don’t forget to say “Wa Anta Fajazakallahu Khairan” :)