Ruling on Sufficing with a Single Taslim to the Right
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Question:
This questioner, Al-Fatih Al-Sadiq, is Sudanese. He asks: Your Eminence, we have a mosque in our village where they perform the congregational prayer, but the imam, after finishing the prayer, only says the taslim to his right side, meaning a single taslim. Is that permissible?
Answer:
No, the correct ruling is that it is not permissible. He should be taught. What has passed is forgiven, but he should be taught to say the taslim twice. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to say the taslim twice, (peace and blessings be upon him). So this imam should be taught this, and what has passed, may Allah forgive him for it, if Allah wills, due to his ignorance or his belief that this is sufficient. But in the future, he should strive to correct himself, and he should be taught and made clear that it is obligatory for him to say the taslim twice. Yes.
This questioner, Al-Fatih Al-Sadiq, is Sudanese. He asks: Your Eminence, we have a mosque in our village where they perform the congregational prayer, but the imam, after finishing the prayer, only says the taslim to his right side, meaning a single taslim. Is that permissible?
Answer:
No, the correct ruling is that it is not permissible. He should be taught. What has passed is forgiven, but he should be taught to say the taslim twice. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to say the taslim twice, (peace and blessings be upon him). So this imam should be taught this, and what has passed, may Allah forgive him for it, if Allah wills, due to his ignorance or his belief that this is sufficient. But in the future, he should strive to correct himself, and he should be taught and made clear that it is obligatory for him to say the taslim twice. Yes.
Source
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