The Ruling on Greeting Those Praying on the Road
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Question:
Another questioner says: I live in a village, and on my way to the mosque for prayer, I find people on the road who do not go to the mosque, and I greet them. Is there any sin on me for this?
Answer:
It is sufficient for you to greet them, enjoin them to pray, advise them, and say to them, “Pray, may Allah guide you, catch up with the prayer,” or something to that effect. Greeting them without enjoining them to pray is a mistake.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Another questioner says: I live in a village, and on my way to the mosque for prayer, I find people on the road who do not go to the mosque, and I greet them. Is there any sin on me for this?
Answer:
It is sufficient for you to greet them, enjoin them to pray, advise them, and say to them, “Pray, may Allah guide you, catch up with the prayer,” or something to that effect. Greeting them without enjoining them to pray is a mistake.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/259 — archive.org (8:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.