Responding to the Salam of a Person Praying a Voluntary Prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person is praying a voluntary prayer and a man comes to him and greets him, does he respond with his hand, or what does he do?
Answer:
Yes, it is established that one responds to the salam with a gesture by raising his finger or raising his hand, and there is no harm in that. In the text of al-Zad, it states that one greets the person praying and responds with a gesture.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a person is praying a voluntary prayer and a man comes to him and greets him, does he respond with his hand, or what does he do?
Answer:
Yes, it is established that one responds to the salam with a gesture by raising his finger or raising his hand, and there is no harm in that. In the text of al-Zad, it states that one greets the person praying and responds with a gesture.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (46:49)
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