Regarding raising the hand to return the greeting in prayer, I said that if the person comes from in front of the row, he raises his hand a little, and if he comes from behind the row, he raises it more until it is clear, until
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The questioner : Regarding raising the hand to return the greeting, you said that if the person comes from in front of the row, he raises his hand a little, and if he comes from behind the row, he raises it more until it is clear. Now, regarding the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of moving the head in return, does not the person who comes from behind the row understand and notice it without needing to exaggerate in raising the hand?
The Shaykh : No, he does not notice it, just moving the head. Because you will ask: is moving the hand clearer as a sign than the head?
The questioner : Moving the hand.
The Shaykh : The hand, without a doubt, does not require a pause. Is seeing the head when it is moved from the front clearer than from the back?
The questioner : From the front.
The Shaykh : This is the
The questioner : issue.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Both together?
The Shaykh : No, no, just one. But we said one. The important thing is that the Muslim, even if he is an ordinary person, must be shrewd, intelligent, and knowledgeable, even if he is an ordinary person. He must assess matters according to the circumstances he may be in. So, if someone came to the one praying and said, "Peace be upon you," the one praying knows that if he does this, the Muslim understands that he returned the greeting. But if someone came from behind or greeted from a distance, then only a clearer, more obvious, and more distinct sign is sufficient.
The questioner : The sign could be outside the prayer, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, he does not notice it, just moving the head. Because you will ask: is moving the hand clearer as a sign than the head?
The questioner : Moving the hand.
The Shaykh : The hand, without a doubt, does not require a pause. Is seeing the head when it is moved from the front clearer than from the back?
The questioner : From the front.
The Shaykh : This is the
The questioner : issue.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Both together?
The Shaykh : No, no, just one. But we said one. The important thing is that the Muslim, even if he is an ordinary person, must be shrewd, intelligent, and knowledgeable, even if he is an ordinary person. He must assess matters according to the circumstances he may be in. So, if someone came to the one praying and said, "Peace be upon you," the one praying knows that if he does this, the Muslim understands that he returned the greeting. But if someone came from behind or greeted from a distance, then only a clearer, more obvious, and more distinct sign is sufficient.
The questioner : The sign could be outside the prayer, Shaykh.