مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٢٥٠ - ORDERS REGARDING THINGS WHICH INVALIDATE PRAYERS
to him. However, in reply to the salam of a woman who says salamun
alayha the person offering prayers should say salamun alaik and should
not give zabar, zer or pesh to kaf.
١١٥١. If a person offering prayers does not give
reply to salam. his prayers is in order. though he has committed a sin
(on account of his not having given a replyto salam).
١١٥٢. If a person says salam to a person,
offering prayers, in such a wrong manner that it cannot be treated to be
a salam. it is not obligatory to give a reply to it.
١١٥٣. It is not obligatory to give reply to the
salam of a person who says it by way of jest or to the salam of a
non-muslim man or woman who is not a zimmi (an infidel living under the
protection of an Islamic Government). And if he/she is a zimmi it is
sufficient on the basis of obligatory precaution that while giving a
reply one should content oneself with saying Alayk.
١١٥٤. If a person says salam to a group of
persons it is obligatory for all of them to give a reply. However, if
one of them gives a reply it is sufficient.
١١٥٥. If a person says salaam to a group of
persons and a person to whom he did not intend to say salam. gives a
reply, reply to his salaam shall be obligatory on the group.
١١٥٦. If a person says salam to a group of
persons and one of them who is offering prayers doubts whether that
person intended to say salam to him, he should not give a reply. And if
the person offering prayers is sure that person intended saying salaam
to him also, but some one else gives a reply, even then the same rule
applies. However, if he is sure that that person intended saying salam
to him also and none else gives a reply, he himself should give a reply.
١١٥٧. It is recommended to say salam. and it has
been enjoined very strongly that a person, who is riding should say
salam to a person, who is walking, and aperson, who is standing should
say salam to one, who is sitting, and a younger person should