What is Permissible and What Is Not Permissible on Friday While the Imam Is Delivering the Sermon
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Honorable father! What is the ruling on returning the greeting, responding to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on Friday while the imam is on the pulpit?
None of this is permissible. You should not respond to the sneezer, nor return the greeting to a Muslim, nor send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the last one is permissible if it does not cause disturbance to the people, because the last one is not an address or human speech.And if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (If you say to your companion on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon: “Be silent,” you have spoken in vain) (Be silent) is a prohibition of evil, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered that to be vain talk.Meaning: It causes a person to miss the virtue of Friday. Therefore, any address to a human being is forbidden, whereas supplication and saying “Ameen” to it is permissible if it does not cause disturbance.
None of this is permissible. You should not respond to the sneezer, nor return the greeting to a Muslim, nor send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the last one is permissible if it does not cause disturbance to the people, because the last one is not an address or human speech.And if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) says: (If you say to your companion on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon: “Be silent,” you have spoken in vain) (Be silent) is a prohibition of evil, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered that to be vain talk.Meaning: It causes a person to miss the virtue of Friday. Therefore, any address to a human being is forbidden, whereas supplication and saying “Ameen” to it is permissible if it does not cause disturbance.