I greeted a group of workers, and then it turned out that they were not Muslims. Is there anything required of me?
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The questioner : Our esteemed Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is your opinion regarding offering the greeting to the workers, especially since when we speak or converse with them, we find that they are not Muslims?
The Shaykh : Offering the greeting to a non-Muslim is forbidden, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):.
The questioner : We did not know that.
The Shaykh : A moment. If a person does not know, he should greet them on the assumption that they are Muslims. If it then turns out that they are disbelievers, he is not sinful.
The Shaykh : Offering the greeting to a non-Muslim is forbidden, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
Do not initiate the greeting to the Jews and the Christians
لا تبدأوا اليهود والنّصارى بالسّلامThe questioner : We did not know that.
The Shaykh : A moment. If a person does not know, he should greet them on the assumption that they are Muslims. If it then turns out that they are disbelievers, he is not sinful.