The ruling on greeting those seated in a circle of knowledge
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Your Eminence! It was reported that you issued a fatwa stating that one who enters a circle where a Shaykh is delivering his lesson should not greet them, but rather sit down, out of fear of disturbing them. Is this correct?
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that if one enters a group who have gathered for a session of dhikr, he should not greet them, so as not to disturb them. However, if it is customary that no disturbance occurs, and the students have the habit of greeting each time they enter, then there is no harm, except if many people enter. In that case, there is no doubt that if the Shaykh remains occupied responding to the greetings while they enter one by one, and if we assume there are fifty people, how much time remains?Half of the lesson, and he is saying: Peace be upon you, peace be upon you,And if that one is saying: Peace be upon you, so he will say: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings,And if he is saying: May Allah greet you with goodness,He will say: May Allah greet you with goodness, then the lesson continues in the response.
In any case: Every situation has its own appropriate response,If the session, meaning: A regular session like this one of ours, for example, where there is no distraction, is fine. But if there is distraction, where every time a man enters and greets, we respond to his greeting, there is no doubt that it is not appropriate.
I said: Like this session of ours; but it was a slip of the tongue; because this session of ours is a session of knowledge, not a session of coffee and tea.
The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that if one enters a group who have gathered for a session of dhikr, he should not greet them, so as not to disturb them. However, if it is customary that no disturbance occurs, and the students have the habit of greeting each time they enter, then there is no harm, except if many people enter. In that case, there is no doubt that if the Shaykh remains occupied responding to the greetings while they enter one by one, and if we assume there are fifty people, how much time remains?Half of the lesson, and he is saying: Peace be upon you, peace be upon you,And if that one is saying: Peace be upon you, so he will say: And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings,And if he is saying: May Allah greet you with goodness,He will say: May Allah greet you with goodness, then the lesson continues in the response.
In any case: Every situation has its own appropriate response,If the session, meaning: A regular session like this one of ours, for example, where there is no distraction, is fine. But if there is distraction, where every time a man enters and greets, we respond to his greeting, there is no doubt that it is not appropriate.
I said: Like this session of ours; but it was a slip of the tongue; because this session of ours is a session of knowledge, not a session of coffee and tea.