Question
I’ve noticed at the end of salah whilst performing salaam towards the right and left shoulders some people look towards their lap before performing salaam towards the left shoulder. I was always taught to give salaam to the right and then left shoulder without looking elsewhere. im quite sure both are permissible in the hanafi madhab?. However which is the most preffered? could you also provide some references for this also
Answer
You should not look at the lap before doing Salam, there is no mention of doing this in the Ahadeeth or books of Fiqh.