Is it prescribed to return the salam to someone who has finished his prayer and is sitting to your right or left?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I am sitting next to a man who is praying, and he says the salam from the side where I am, is it obligatory for me to return his salam? And is it true that the salam in prayer is for the two angels Raqib and 'Atid?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible for you to return his salam, because this is something that has not been established. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it true that the salam is only for the two angels Raqib and 'Atid?
The Shaykh:
Who said that? It needs evidence. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I am sitting next to a man who is praying, and he says the salam from the side where I am, is it obligatory for me to return his salam? And is it true that the salam in prayer is for the two angels Raqib and 'Atid?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible for you to return his salam, because this is something that has not been established. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it true that the salam is only for the two angels Raqib and 'Atid?
The Shaykh:
Who said that? It needs evidence. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [299 -2802] هل يشرع رد السلام على من سلم من صلاته وكان جالس عن يمينه أو شماله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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