FatwaFederal TerritoriesPrayer (Salah)
AL-KAFI #1516 : MEMBERI DAN MENJAWAB SALAM SERTA BERJABAT TANGAN SEMASA KHUTBAH
Is it permissible to reply to a greeting of salam and to accept an offered handshake while the Friday sermon is in progress?
Short answer
Giving salam to the congregation or the preacher during the sermon is disliked (makruh), but replying to the salam remains obligatory.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Giving salam to the congregation or the preacher during the sermon is disliked (makruh), but replying to the salam remains obligatory. Initiating a handshake during the sermon is also disliked because it disturbs the congregation's focus on listening. However, there is no objection to accepting an outstretched hand as long as one's attention to the sermon is not compromised.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan, kami menyatakan bahawa hukum memberikan salam sama ada kepada jemaah atau khatib semasa khutbah sedang berlangsung adalah makruh. Namun, menjawab salam tersebut tetap merupakan suatu kewajipan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1516 : MEMBERI DAN MENJAWAB SALAM SERTA BERJABAT TANGAN SEMASA KHUTBAH”, 10 January 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3966-al-kafi-1515-memberi-dan-menjawab-salam-serta-berjabat-tangan-semasa-khutbah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/replying-to-salam-and-handshake-during-sermon/