If a man enters a circle of dhikr, should he greet them?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, what is the ruling on greeting when a person enters a circle?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If a person enters a circle, should he greet them or sit down...?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person enters a circle of dhikr, or Qur'an, or knowledge, or anything else, some scholars say: do not greet them, because one who is occupied should not be disturbed. These people are occupied with their knowledge, or their recitation, or their dhikr.
And some of them say: greet them. The correct view is that if it is a general gathering of knowledge, there is no harm in greeting them; you say, "Peace be upon you," and whoever hears it responds, and whoever does not hear it owes nothing. But if the gathering is one of scholarly research and investigation, it is better not to greet them, because you are disturbing the people. Likewise with the Qur'an; some people, when they are reciting from memory, if someone greets them, they lose their place. You will find that he starts from the beginning of the surah, or from the beginning of... So a person looks at what is in the public interest. Yes, after that.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : If a person enters a circle, should he greet them or sit down...?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a person enters a circle of dhikr, or Qur'an, or knowledge, or anything else, some scholars say: do not greet them, because one who is occupied should not be disturbed. These people are occupied with their knowledge, or their recitation, or their dhikr.
And some of them say: greet them. The correct view is that if it is a general gathering of knowledge, there is no harm in greeting them; you say, "Peace be upon you," and whoever hears it responds, and whoever does not hear it owes nothing. But if the gathering is one of scholarly research and investigation, it is better not to greet them, because you are disturbing the people. Likewise with the Qur'an; some people, when they are reciting from memory, if someone greets them, they lose their place. You will find that he starts from the beginning of the surah, or from the beginning of... So a person looks at what is in the public interest. Yes, after that.