Ruling on returning the greeting to the one who delivers the sermon
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Q482: The questioner asks: What is the ruling on returning the greeting to the one who delivers the sermon when he ascends the pulpit? Is it obligatory for all the worshippers to return the greeting, or is it sufficient for some of them to do so?
A482: Returning the greeting is prescribed, but if the greeting is addressed to a group,
the jurists hold that returning the greeting is a collective obligation (fard kifayah); if some of them return it, the obligation is lifted for the rest. The one on the pulpit, the one on the radio, this is a greeting to the group, so returning it is a collective obligation for the group.
A482: Returning the greeting is prescribed, but if the greeting is addressed to a group,
the jurists hold that returning the greeting is a collective obligation (fard kifayah); if some of them return it, the obligation is lifted for the rest. The one on the pulpit, the one on the radio, this is a greeting to the group, so returning it is a collective obligation for the group.
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