What is the ruling on returning the greeting, saying the response to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Noble father, what is the ruling on returning the greeting, saying the response to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on Friday while the imam is on the pulpit?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : On Friday, while the imam is delivering the sermon on the pulpit.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : The ruling on returning the greeting, saying the response to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : All of this is not permissible: neither saying the response to the sneezer, nor returning the greeting to a Muslim, nor sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the last one is permissible if it does not cause disturbance to the people, because it is not an address or human speech. If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1110Sahih (Darussalam) , that is a prohibition of what is wrong.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered that to be idle talk, meaning that it causes a person to miss the virtue of Friday. So any address to a human being is forbidden, but supplication and saying "Ameen" to it is permissible if it does not cause disturbance. Yes, please go ahead.
Noble father, what is the ruling on returning the greeting, saying the response to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on Friday while the imam is on the pulpit?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : On Friday, while the imam is delivering the sermon on the pulpit.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : The ruling on returning the greeting, saying the response to the sneezer, and sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : All of this is not permissible: neither saying the response to the sneezer, nor returning the greeting to a Muslim, nor sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the last one is permissible if it does not cause disturbance to the people, because it is not an address or human speech. If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).
إذا قلت لصاحبك : أنصت يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب فقد لغوتBe silent
أنصتThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered that to be idle talk, meaning that it causes a person to miss the virtue of Friday. So any address to a human being is forbidden, but supplication and saying "Ameen" to it is permissible if it does not cause disturbance. Yes, please go ahead.