FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-792: BOLEHKAH MENGHENTIKAN BACAAN AL-QURAN KERANA INGIN MEMBERI DAN MENJAWAB SALAM?
Must a person stop reciting the Quran in order to answer a greeting of salam?
Short answer
Answering a greeting of salam is obligatory even while reciting the Quran, so the recitation must be paused when the greeting is directed at one specific person.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Answering a greeting of salam is obligatory even while reciting the Quran, so the recitation must be paused when the greeting is directed at one specific person. If the greeting is given to a group, answering is a communal obligation and it suffices for one member of the group to reply. In the Shafii school the definitive view is that a verbal reply is required, while the view allowing a reply by gesture alone is regarded as weak. When the recitation resumes, it is better to begin again with the istiazah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum seseorang memberhentikan bacaan al-Quran kerana ingin menjawab ucapan salam adalah wajib, dengan syarat salam itu khusus diberikan kepada individu tertentu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-792: BOLEHKAH MENGHENTIKAN BACAAN AL-QURAN KERANA INGIN MEMBERI DAN MENJAWAB SALAM?”, 7 August 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/5720-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-792-bolehkah-menghentikan-bacaan-al-quran-kerana-ingin-memberi-dan-menjawab-salam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/stop-quran-recitation-to-answer-salam/