If one says the salam while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon, does he return the salam?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to respond to the sneezer during the Friday sermon? And does one return the salam during it?
Answer:
No, the salam is returned in a low voice; one does not raise his voice with it. Although it is not prescribed for the one who enters to say the salam—it is not prescribed—but if he does say it, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[An-Nisa 4:86] Returning the salam is obligatory, but he should keep it low and not make it apparent. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to respond to the sneezer during the Friday sermon? And does one return the salam during it?
Answer:
No, the salam is returned in a low voice; one does not raise his voice with it. Although it is not prescribed for the one who enters to say the salam—it is not prescribed—but if he does say it, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [486 -2802] من سلم والإمام يخطب يوم الجمعة، هل يرد عليه السلام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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