Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) return the salam to the man who was rude in his prayer?
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The questioner : The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) returned the salam to him, so he came and greeted him, and he said to him:
The Shaykh : No, regarding the wording, the context of this hadith indicates that the wording here is different; otherwise, in other wordings, it is explicitly stated that he returned the salam to him? In my reading. Yes. Okay.
The questioner : But you need to look for the second one. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, even in the first one, there are other wordings that explicitly state he returned it to him from the very beginning.
The Shaykh : No, regarding the wording, the context of this hadith indicates that the wording here is different; otherwise, in other wordings, it is explicitly stated that he returned the salam to him? In my reading. Yes. Okay.
The questioner : But you need to look for the second one. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, even in the first one, there are other wordings that explicitly state he returned it to him from the very beginning.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3286 - 4600 هل رد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم السلام على الرجل المسيء في صلاته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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