The Manner of the Closing Salam in Prayer
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Question:
This sister, Umm Suhayl, from the Prophet’s city says: She asks about the manner of the closing salam in prayer. Shaykh, does a person say the salam when he turns to the right, for example, or does he begin the salam while facing the qiblah and finish it toward the right, and so on?
Answer:
The salam is said from the beginning of the turn to its end. So, for the first salam, he says it to his right. When he begins to turn, he begins with the salam: “As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.” And for the second salam, when he begins to turn to the left, he begins with the salam and finishes it at the end of the turn. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This sister, Umm Suhayl, from the Prophet’s city says: She asks about the manner of the closing salam in prayer. Shaykh, does a person say the salam when he turns to the right, for example, or does he begin the salam while facing the qiblah and finish it toward the right, and so on?
Answer:
The salam is said from the beginning of the turn to its end. So, for the first salam, he says it to his right. When he begins to turn, he begins with the salam: “As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah.” And for the second salam, when he begins to turn to the left, he begins with the salam and finishes it at the end of the turn. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/248 — archive.org (2:15)
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