The ruling on offering the salam to those praying behind the imam (Questions)
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The questioner:
If they are praying with the imam, do they return the salam when he enters? If he enters, does he also offer the salam to them?
The Shaykh:
If someone comes from the side, and you have prayed and said "As-salamu alaykum," the one who hears it returns it with a gesture.
The questioner:
Some people offer excuses for it, saying that perhaps if a ignorant person, for example, returns the salam to you, it invalidates his prayer, and so on.
The Shaykh:
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them, saying: Offer the salam to him while he is praying, and let them return it with a gesture. May Allah send prayers upon him.
The questioner:
Without saying "and upon you." The reason is that he returns it with a gesture.
The Shaykh:
With a gesture, with a gesture. Do you know what a gesture is? A gesture is speech.
If they are praying with the imam, do they return the salam when he enters? If he enters, does he also offer the salam to them?
The Shaykh:
If someone comes from the side, and you have prayed and said "As-salamu alaykum," the one who hears it returns it with a gesture.
The questioner:
Some people offer excuses for it, saying that perhaps if a ignorant person, for example, returns the salam to you, it invalidates his prayer, and so on.
The Shaykh:
So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them, saying: Offer the salam to him while he is praying, and let them return it with a gesture. May Allah send prayers upon him.
The questioner:
Without saying "and upon you." The reason is that he returns it with a gesture.
The Shaykh:
With a gesture, with a gesture. Do you know what a gesture is? A gesture is speech.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 696- حكم إلقاء السلام على المأمومين (أسئلة) - ابن باز — youtube.com
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