What is the ruling on responding to a sneeze and returning the salam during the Friday sermon?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling on responding to a sneeze and returning the salam, whether by words or by shaking hands, on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon?
Answer:
On Friday, or when the imam is delivering the sermon, one must remain silent and not return the salam to the one who greets. One does not respond to the sneezer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded listening and not speaking. Responding to a sneeze is speech, returning the salam is speech, and the one who enters does not greet, or this is a time for greeting,
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling on responding to a sneeze and returning the salam, whether by words or by shaking hands, on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon?
Answer:
On Friday, or when the imam is delivering the sermon, one must remain silent and not return the salam to the one who greets. One does not respond to the sneezer, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded listening and not speaking. Responding to a sneeze is speech, returning the salam is speech, and the one who enters does not greet, or this is a time for greeting,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تشميت العاطس ورد السلام أثناء خطبة الجمعة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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