The ruling on returning the greeting to a Muslim.
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The Shaykh : What is the ruling on returning the greeting?
Returning the greeting is obligatory; because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) commanded it in the Qur'an in the verse well known to us all, when He said:[An-Nisa 4:86]. This Qur'anic text establishes the obligation of returning the greeting in one respect, and establishes the recommendation of increasing in the response by His saying: [An-Nisa 4:86]; that is, at the very least, and this is what is obligatory. As for the other narration, it came that the place of returning the greeting is: .
Returning the greeting is obligatory; because Allah (Mighty and Majestic) commanded it in the Qur'an in the verse well known to us all, when He said:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاgreet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]
فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَاIf you meet him, or if he meets him, let him greet him.
إذا لقيتَه أو إذا لَقِيَه فليسلِّمْ عليه
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