Greeting by gesture
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Does the gesture take the place of the verbal greeting, just as limiting oneself to raising the hand does?
It is not permissible for a person to limit himself to the gesture, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that. However, if a person is far away or is deaf, he should combine the gesture with the verbal greeting. As for limiting oneself to the gesture alone, that is not allowed.So here there are three cases: The first: that one limits oneself to the gesture only, and this is not permissible.
Second: The verbal greeting only, and this is permissible and is the original rule.
The third: That one combines the gesture with the verbal greeting, and this is when there is a reason, such as the person being far away or being unable to hear; then combine the gesture with the verbal greeting. As for conveying the greeting to the one you were instructed to greet,If you undertake it and say when he says: “Greet so-and-so for me,” and you said, “Yes, if Allah wills,” then it is obligatory for you to convey it. But in a case like this, if he says to you, “Greet so-and-so for me,”She says: “If Allah wills, as long as I do not forget,” you qualify it, in order not to incur sin.And if not, the scholars said: If one commits to conveying it, it becomes obligatory for him to convey it.
The questioner: Many people among us say: “We will convey the greeting to you,” and sometimes they forget. The Shaykh: May peace be upon them all.
It is not permissible for a person to limit himself to the gesture, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that. However, if a person is far away or is deaf, he should combine the gesture with the verbal greeting. As for limiting oneself to the gesture alone, that is not allowed.So here there are three cases: The first: that one limits oneself to the gesture only, and this is not permissible.
Second: The verbal greeting only, and this is permissible and is the original rule.
The third: That one combines the gesture with the verbal greeting, and this is when there is a reason, such as the person being far away or being unable to hear; then combine the gesture with the verbal greeting. As for conveying the greeting to the one you were instructed to greet,If you undertake it and say when he says: “Greet so-and-so for me,” and you said, “Yes, if Allah wills,” then it is obligatory for you to convey it. But in a case like this, if he says to you, “Greet so-and-so for me,”She says: “If Allah wills, as long as I do not forget,” you qualify it, in order not to incur sin.And if not, the scholars said: If one commits to conveying it, it becomes obligatory for him to convey it.
The questioner: Many people among us say: “We will convey the greeting to you,” and sometimes they forget. The Shaykh: May peace be upon them all.