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Greeting Someone During the Prayer

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.

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.