Explaining how to respond to a greeting during prayer.
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The Shaykh : And among that is also: if your mother greets you or calls out to you while you are praying an obligatory or voluntary prayer, do you respond to her greeting?
Yes? If it is an obligatory prayer, then no, because responding to a greeting invalidates the prayer, and invalidating an obligatory prayer is a sin against Allah, and there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator.
And if it is a voluntary prayer, meaning the person praying is praying a voluntary prayer and his mother calls out to him or greets him, then there is a detailed ruling. If she is from the mothers who are not excused due to an excuse, let him respond to her in his prayer, and it is permissible to break off the voluntary prayer. If she is from the mothers who are excused due to an excuse, let him indicate to her that he is praying and let him continue in his prayer, but he should indicate to her that he is praying by saying, "O my mother, I am praying." What? He says this?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: He says, "Subhan Allah."
The Shaykh : He says, "Subhan Allah," correct, "Subhan Allah," or he clears his throat, because 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) had two entrances from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so when he entered while he was praying, he would clear his throat for him, or he would raise his voice with something of what he was reciting or remembering until it became clear to her, what? that he is praying. The important thing is that he indicates to her with something that does not invalidate the prayer, if she is when? If she is from the mothers who know the truth and are excused due to an excuse.
Yes? If it is an obligatory prayer, then no, because responding to a greeting invalidates the prayer, and invalidating an obligatory prayer is a sin against Allah, and there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator.
And if it is a voluntary prayer, meaning the person praying is praying a voluntary prayer and his mother calls out to him or greets him, then there is a detailed ruling. If she is from the mothers who are not excused due to an excuse, let him respond to her in his prayer, and it is permissible to break off the voluntary prayer. If she is from the mothers who are excused due to an excuse, let him indicate to her that he is praying and let him continue in his prayer, but he should indicate to her that he is praying by saying, "O my mother, I am praying." What? He says this?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Why?
The student: He says, "Subhan Allah."
The Shaykh : He says, "Subhan Allah," correct, "Subhan Allah," or he clears his throat, because 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) had two entrances from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so when he entered while he was praying, he would clear his throat for him, or he would raise his voice with something of what he was reciting or remembering until it became clear to her, what? that he is praying. The important thing is that he indicates to her with something that does not invalidate the prayer, if she is when? If she is from the mothers who know the truth and are excused due to an excuse.