Replying to someone’s salam

What happens if someone did not reply to another person’s salam?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
It is wajib (compulsory) to reply to the salam of a Muslim. If a person did not reply to the salam of a Muslim, he has committed a sin and, therefore, he must do tauba.

( قوله وردّ السلام وتشميت العاطس على الفور ) ظاهره أنه إذا أخّره لغير عذر كره تحريما ولا يرتفع الإثم بالرد بل بالتوبة ط ( رد المحتار: 6/414 ، سعيد )

And Allah knows best.

Mufti Faizal Riza
29/5/2012

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This answer was collected from Fatwa.org.au, which is connected to Darul Ifta Australia, based in Melbourne, Australia.
It is operated by Mufti Faizal Riza, a student of Mufti Ebrahim Desai from South Africa.

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