The Salam: A Single Closing Greeting in Prayer, Following the Maliki School
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the students of knowledge says: If he prays alone and wants to conclude the prayer, he concludes it with a single greeting to his right only. He says there is scholarly disagreement on this issue, and that he follows the Maliki school in this matter. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
My opinion is that he should not neglect his prayer because of the disagreement, nor should he seek to harm himself. He should give two greetings and be cautious regarding his religion, and this is the view of the majority of the scholars. So I advise him to give two greetings, because that is safer for his conscience. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the students of knowledge says: If he prays alone and wants to conclude the prayer, he concludes it with a single greeting to his right only. He says there is scholarly disagreement on this issue, and that he follows the Maliki school in this matter. What is your opinion on this?
Answer:
My opinion is that he should not neglect his prayer because of the disagreement, nor should he seek to harm himself. He should give two greetings and be cautious regarding his religion, and this is the view of the majority of the scholars. So I advise him to give two greetings, because that is safer for his conscience. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب أحكام التخلي — islamhouse.com (1:13:37)
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