Responding to the Salam and the Imam Delivering the Friday Sermon
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Question:
Bandar says: If I enter the mosque for the Friday prayer and the Imam is delivering the sermon, what is the ruling on responding to the greeting in that case?
Answer:
One does not respond to a Muslim if the Imam is delivering the sermon, and the one entering does not greet either. However, if he does greet, one does not respond to him, because this is speech, and speech is forbidden during the sermon. It causes the reward of attendance to be lost, so there is danger in it. Yes.
Bandar says: If I enter the mosque for the Friday prayer and the Imam is delivering the sermon, what is the ruling on responding to the greeting in that case?
Answer:
One does not respond to a Muslim if the Imam is delivering the sermon, and the one entering does not greet either. However, if he does greet, one does not respond to him, because this is speech, and speech is forbidden during the sermon. It causes the reward of attendance to be lost, so there is danger in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (24:04)
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