The ruling on raising the hand to the head when saying the closing salam
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to raise the right hand to the head when saying the salam?
The Shaykh:
Why? What is the solution? What is the reason for raising the hand to the head? He does not see the Arabic language. Huh?
The questioner:
I say this is a custom of some people.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of any basis for it, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to raise the right hand to the head when saying the salam?
The Shaykh:
Why? What is the solution? What is the reason for raising the hand to the head? He does not see the Arabic language. Huh?
The questioner:
I say this is a custom of some people.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of any basis for it, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح منظومة الآداب الشرعية، السلام والمصافحة والاستئذان — islamhouse.com (1:05:41)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.