The ruling on returning the salam when one is not in a state of ritual purity
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone greets me with the salam and I am not in a state of ritual purity, is there a sin on me if I do not return it?
Answer:
There is no sin on you, there is no sin on you. It is not obligatory to perform wudu' to return the salam; this is only a matter of what is recommended. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if someone greets me with the salam and I am not in a state of ritual purity, is there a sin on me if I do not return it?
Answer:
There is no sin on you, there is no sin on you. It is not obligatory to perform wudu' to return the salam; this is only a matter of what is recommended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 22 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|الطهارة|إيجاب الوضوء للصلاة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:40)
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