Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Replying to Salam during Adhan

· 9 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47113English

Question

If someone gives salam to me while the Adhan is being called, do I have to reply to him?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

At the outset, if a person is busy replying to the Adhan, it is undesirable to convey Salam to such person at that time.[1]

If a person is engaged in Ibadah i.e., Dhikr, Dua, Tilawah, or Tasbih, it is not necessary for him to reply to the Salam of a person.[2]

Replying to the Adhan is also a form of Dhikr. Therefore, a person will not be obliged to reply to a Salam during Adhan. If he is greeted during the Adhan, he may postpone the reply to the Salam until after the Adhan.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 400)

وَلَعَلَّهُ إنَّمَا لَمْ يَجِبْ رَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَإِنْ قُلْنَا إنَّهُ لَا يَنَالُ الْإِجَابَةَ أَوْ قُلْنَا بِعَدَمِ وُجُوبِهَا؛ لِأَنَّ السَّلَامَ عَلَيْهِ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَالَةِ غَيْرُ مَشْرُوعٍ كَالسَّلَامِ عَلَى الْقَارِئِ وَالْمُؤَذِّنِ، فَلِذَا لَمْ يَجِبْ رَدُّهُ كَمَا قَدَّمْنَاهُ

[2]

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 618)

الْمَوَاضِعُ الَّتِي لَا يَجِبُ فِيهَا رَدُّ السَّلَامِ

وَفِي شَرْحِ الشِّرْعَةِ: صَرَّحَ الْفُقَهَاءُ بِعَدَمِ وُجُوبِ الرَّدِّ فِي بَعْضِ الْمَوَاضِعِ: الْقَاضِي إذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ الْخَصْمَانِ، وَالْأُسْتَاذُ الْفَقِيهُ إذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ تِلْمِيذُهُ أَوْ غَيْرُهُ أَوَانَ الدَّرْسِ، وَسَلَامُ السَّائِلِ، وَالْمُشْتَغِلِ بِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ، وَالدُّعَاءِ حَالَ شُغْلِهِ، وَالْجَالِسِينَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ لِتَسْبِيحٍ أَوْ قِرَاءَةٍ أَوْ ذِكْرٍ حَالَ التَّذْكِيرِ

المبسوط للسرخسي ط- أخرى (ص: 119)

وروى المعلى عن أبي يوسف عن أبي حنيفة رحمهما الله تعالى أنه يكره رد السلام في خلال الأذان، وكان الثورى رحمه الله تعالى يقول لا بأس برد السلام لأنها فريضة، ولكنا نقول يحتمل التأخير إلى أن يفرغ من أذانه

فتاوی محمودیہ ج-19 ص-73
اذان کے وقت سلام کا جواب دینا واجب نہیں، کیونکہ جواب اذان ذکر ہے اور ذکر و دعاء و تسبیح وغیرہ کی حالت میں اگر سلام کیا جاے تو اس کا جواب واجب نہیں ہوتا:
لیکن جواب اذان سے فارغ ہو کر سلام کا جواب دینا مناسب ہے،

Answered by
Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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