Is it permissible to greet with a gesture without speaking?
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Question:
Greeting with a gesture?
Answer:
It is done with words, but if someone is far away, one gestures to him so that he understands and knows that he has been greeted. For example, if one passes by women, he gestures to them.
The point is that if one needs to gesture because of their distance or their poor hearing, he gestures along with the words. It is not permissible to greet with a gesture alone.
Greeting with a gesture?
Answer:
It is done with words, but if someone is far away, one gestures to him so that he understands and knows that he has been greeted. For example, if one passes by women, he gestures to them.
The point is that if one needs to gesture because of their distance or their poor hearing, he gestures along with the words. It is not permissible to greet with a gesture alone.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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