The Taslim in Prayer: Is It Accompanied by Turning the Head?
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The questioner : The taslim from the prayer, the taslim from the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The taslim from the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it done simultaneously with turning the head, or after turning the head?
The Shaykh : The taslim of the prayer is done with the turning of the head. You start turning from the moment you begin the phrase, continuing until the letter "kaf" is pronounced while you are fully turned, because you are addressing those behind you. Some people say, "As-salamu alaykum," and then they raise their heads, and only when they reach "alaykum" do they turn quickly. This is not correct. Rather, you say, "As-salamu alaykum," starting the turning of the head from the moment you begin the phrase, so that your turning is complete by the time you say "alaykum," because you are addressing the congregation behind you. Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The taslim from the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it done simultaneously with turning the head, or after turning the head?
The Shaykh : The taslim of the prayer is done with the turning of the head. You start turning from the moment you begin the phrase, continuing until the letter "kaf" is pronounced while you are fully turned, because you are addressing those behind you. Some people say, "As-salamu alaykum," and then they raise their heads, and only when they reach "alaykum" do they turn quickly. This is not correct. Rather, you say, "As-salamu alaykum," starting the turning of the head from the moment you begin the phrase, so that your turning is complete by the time you say "alaykum," because you are addressing the congregation behind you. Yes, that is right.