A discussion took place between me and a person, and after we parted, I started meeting him and greeting him, but he does not return the greeting, so I stopped greeting him. Am I sinful for this action?

The questioner : A man from the common people who prays, but in his character he is more cunning than a fox, and anyone who knows him gets tired of him. This man had a specific discussion with you in which he was the one in the wrong; he argued for what was not right. It was not a jurisprudential discussion, but an ordinary matter. After the discussion ended, you met him on the road and said, "Peace be upon you," but he did not return the greeting. So you stopped greeting him, and your heart rejoiced that he did not return the greeting, because in that you had put an end to his harm. Is this action prescribed, or is it obligatory for me to keep greeting him every time I meet him?

The Shaykh : If you greet him every time you meet him, that is better. And if you turn away from him, it is permissible.