Spreading the Salam in Mosques and in Other Places
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A listener named Sulayman 'Uwaid from Ma'an in Jordan asks and says: What is the ruling on the salam in the mosque? Is it obligatory? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, the salam in the mosque and outside the mosque is recommended (mustahabb) and not obligatory. Initiating the salam is recommended and a confirmed sunnah, whereas returning the salam is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:86] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encourages spreading the salam, and this applies generally in the mosque and elsewhere, except if the Muslim is occupied with prayer or reciting the Qur'an, in which case you greet him after he is done. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. A listener named Sulayman 'Uwaid from Ma'an in Jordan asks and says: What is the ruling on the salam in the mosque? Is it obligatory? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, the salam in the mosque and outside the mosque is recommended (mustahabb) and not obligatory. Initiating the salam is recommended and a confirmed sunnah, whereas returning the salam is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4265- إفشاء السلام في المساجد وفي غيرها من الأماكن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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