The ruling on returning the salam during prayer
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Question:
He says: I went to pray the 'Isha' prayer, and I was hearing the imam's voice through the loudspeaker as he recited the Qur'an, so a person outside the mosque greeted me. Am I required to return his greeting?
Answer:
Yes, you are required to return his greeting. Initiating the salam is a recommended practice (sunnah), and returning it is obligatory,[An-Nisa 4:86]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: I went to pray the 'Isha' prayer, and I was hearing the imam's voice through the loudspeaker as he recited the Qur'an, so a person outside the mosque greeted me. Am I required to return his greeting?
Answer:
Yes, you are required to return his greeting. Initiating the salam is a recommended practice (sunnah), and returning it is obligatory,
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/028 — archive.org (3:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.