Is it permitted in Islam to take and give salam during eating food? Would you kindly inform me?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(Fatwa: 1492/1152/B=11/1434)
We should not greet one who is busy eating. It is not wajib on the person who is eating to answer the salam.
Allah knows Best!
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband