A concise answer from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān explaining the ruling on greeting a person while he is praying. He clarifies that there is no issue with greeting such a person, and that the one praying should respond by making a hand gesture.
Ṣalaḥ al-Irānī
September 6, 2016
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Questioner:
What is the ruling on greeting a person while he is performing the prayer and how does he return the greeting when he is greeted?
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān:
There is no problem regarding this, he replies by way of gesturing his hand.
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Ṣalaḥ al-Irānī:
Ṣalāḥ al-ʿIrānī is a contributor to DuSunnah.com. He studied in Dammāj and at Imām Muḥammad ibn Saʿūd University in Riyāḍ. He has benefited from a number of senior scholars, including Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Luḥaydān, Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī, and Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl al-Shaykh.