If my Muslim brother greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I continue reciting or should I return the greeting?
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The questioner:
If my Muslim brother greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I continue reciting or should I return the greeting?
The Shaykh:
You have a choice in this matter, but it is not prescribed to greet the one who is reciting the Qur'an until he finishes his recitation. However, returning the greeting is not obligatory in this case.
The questioner:
I think the one who returns it.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory in this case. As for other cases, returning the greeting is obligatory. Initiating the greeting is a recommended practice (sunnah), and returning it is obligatory. But if there is something that prevents returning the greeting, such as reciting the Qur'an, or if a person is busy talking to someone else, then returning the greeting is not obligatory in that case. Yes.
If my Muslim brother greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I continue reciting or should I return the greeting?
The Shaykh:
You have a choice in this matter, but it is not prescribed to greet the one who is reciting the Qur'an until he finishes his recitation. However, returning the greeting is not obligatory in this case.
The questioner:
I think the one who returns it.
The Shaykh:
It is not obligatory in this case. As for other cases, returning the greeting is obligatory. Initiating the greeting is a recommended practice (sunnah), and returning it is obligatory. But if there is something that prevents returning the greeting, such as reciting the Qur'an, or if a person is busy talking to someone else, then returning the greeting is not obligatory in that case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا سلم علي أخي المسلم، وأنا أقرأ القرآن هل أستمر في قراءة القرآن أم أرد عليه السلام؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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