Returning the Salam When Two Men Initiate It Simultaneously
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The questioner:
If two men meet and each one initiates the salam, it is obligatory to return the salam to both.
The Shaykh:
On the surface, one says, "As-salamu alaykum," and the other says, "As-salamu alaykum," and each one says, "Wa alaykum al-salam wa rahmat Allah."
Another questioner:
If someone says, "So-and-so obeys you," the one who is obeyed...
The Shaykh:
Yes.
If two men meet and each one initiates the salam, it is obligatory to return the salam to both.
The Shaykh:
On the surface, one says, "As-salamu alaykum," and the other says, "As-salamu alaykum," and each one says, "Wa alaykum al-salam wa rahmat Allah."
Another questioner:
If someone says, "So-and-so obeys you," the one who is obeyed...
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (30:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.