The Ruling on Returning the Salam to a Reciter of the Qur'an
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a reciter of the Qur'an is greeted with the salam, is it obligatory for him to return the salam?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for him. It is not obligatory for him to interrupt the recitation and return the salam. Also, the one who enters does not greet the reciter with the salam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a reciter of the Qur'an is greeted with the salam, is it obligatory for him to return the salam?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory for him. It is not obligatory for him to interrupt the recitation and return the salam. Also, the one who enters does not greet the reciter with the salam. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفلاسفة لا تختص بأمة من الأمم بل هم موجودون في سائر الأمم — islamhouse.com (1:17:28)
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