Is it permissible to greet the people of innovation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people cite the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Furqan 25:63], as evidence that one should greet everyone, including the people of innovation and desires. Is this correct? And what is the correct meaning of the verse?
Answer:
This is what he understood from the verse. The "salam" referred to here is not the greeting, but rather leaving them alone.[Maryam 19:47] "Peace be upon you" means that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left them and boycotted them. So they said "salam," meaning they left them, stopped addressing them, and did not respond to them, but rather left them alone. So the meaning of "salam" here is leaving them and blessing, not greeting.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people cite the saying of Allah the Exalted,
and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say
وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُواAnswer:
This is what he understood from the verse. The "salam" referred to here is not the greeting, but rather leaving them alone.
Peace will be upon you. I will ask forgiveness for you of my Lord
سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكَ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز السلام على أهل البدع؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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