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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a man returning a woman's salam

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a woman greets a man with the salam, is it obligatory for him to return the salam?

Answer:
If there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), there is nothing wrong with it; it is obligatory for him to return the salam, provided there is no fitnah. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (1:00:26)

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