Is it required to say the salam in the prayer while facing the qiblah?
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The questioner:
Please, my brother Nasser from Abha. Nasser, turn the television down a little, may Allah keep you well, because there is some interference between us. Please go ahead. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you in goodness, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you, please go ahead.
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. I heard that at the end of the prayer, you must say the salam while facing the qiblah, and then turn your face. Is this correct or not?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not required. You begin the salam while facing the qiblah and complete it while turning your head. There is no harm in that; the matter is broad in this regard, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Please, my brother Nasser from Abha. Nasser, turn the television down a little, may Allah keep you well, because there is some interference between us. Please go ahead. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you in goodness, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you, please go ahead.
The questioner:
May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh. I heard that at the end of the prayer, you must say the salam while facing the qiblah, and then turn your face. Is this correct or not?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not required. You begin the salam while facing the qiblah and complete it while turning your head. There is no harm in that; the matter is broad in this regard, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2232 - هل يشترط النطق بالسلام في الصلاة والوجه جهة القبلة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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