If someone greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I stop the recitation and return the greeting?
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Question:
If someone greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I stop the recitation and return the greeting?
Answer:
It is not prescribed. Initiating the greeting is not prescribed for one who is occupied with reciting the Qur'an or teaching knowledge. Initiating the greeting is a recommended practice (sunnah), a recommended practice (sunnah), and one does not initiate a greeting to one who is occupied with returning a greeting, reciting the Qur'an, teaching, or other such engagements. So, if a person greets one who is reading the Qur'an, he does not stop the reading, but he postpones it until he has finished reading, and when he is done, he returns the greeting. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
If someone greets me while I am reciting the Qur'an, should I stop the recitation and return the greeting?
Answer:
It is not prescribed. Initiating the greeting is not prescribed for one who is occupied with reciting the Qur'an or teaching knowledge. Initiating the greeting is a recommended practice (sunnah), a recommended practice (sunnah), and one does not initiate a greeting to one who is occupied with returning a greeting, reciting the Qur'an, teaching, or other such engagements. So, if a person greets one who is reading the Qur'an, he does not stop the reading, but he postpones it until he has finished reading, and when he is done, he returns the greeting. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا سلم علي أحد وأنا أقرأ القرآن هل أقطع التلاوة وأرد عليه السلام؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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