Sheikh
Saalih al Fawzaan حفظه الله mentions:
These
are the instances where extending the Salaam is disliked:
The First: It is disliked to
extend the Salaam to someone who is speaking, because he is occupied with
speaking to someone else.
The Second: “One who is busy
with Dhikr (verbal remembrance of Allaah)” such as Tasbeeh (SubhanAllaah),
Tahleel (La Ilaha IllAllaah) and the recital of the Qur'aan.
The Third: One who is busy with the
speech (Hadeeth) of Muhammad صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم.
The Fourth: Extending the
Salaam to one who is giving a Khutbah (a public speech), with the
exception of the Jum’ah (Friday) Khutbah, for it is prohibited to
speak during it; it is prohibited to extend the Salaam to the Khateeb or those
attending the Jum’ah prayer, this is not permissible.”
The Fifth: “and a person
giving a lesson” one who is giving a lesson in Qur'aan, Hadeeth, Fiqh or Arabic
grammar, do not extend the Salaam to the teacher. Some people come to a circle
of knowledge while the class is being taught and extend the Salaam with a
raised voice. This is disliked, because it distracts the teacher and those
sitting and listening, as they would now give their attention to the new comer.
The Sixth: “Those who are
engaged in knowledge based research.” One who is researching a specific
knowledge based issue, do not extend the Salaam to him and interrupt his
research.
The Seventh: “One who is
preaching.” Whoever is delivering a sermon to people, do not extend the
Salaam to him. If you arrive, sit and listen to the sermon, do not extend the
Salaam because you will distract the one giving the sermon as well as the
listeners.
The Eighth: “One who is
reviewing Fiqh”- the one who is studying Fiqh.
The Ninth: “The Mu-adhin”
- If he is calling to the prayer do not extend the Salaam to him because you
will interrupt the Adhaan for him.
The Tenth: “one who is
praying”- If you arrive and there is a person praying, do not extend the
Salam to him until he finishes his prayer. It is narrated that one of the
companions extended the Salaam to the Prophet صلّى اللَّهُ
عليه وسلّم while he was praying and he responded
by indicating with his hand. So if a person extends the Salaam to you while you
are praying, then respond by indication with your hand.
The Eleventh: “One who is
engaged in purification.” Do not extend the Salam to one who is performing
ablution until he is done. As for the one who is bathing without the intention
for ‘Ibaadah (i.e. performing Ghusl), such as the one bathing to
cool down or for cleanliness, then there is no problem with extending the
Salaam.
The Twelfth: Likewise it is not
legislated to extend the Salaam to one who is eating.
The Thirteenth: “One who is
using the bathroom.” This is more severe; one who is defecating or
urinating, do not extend the Salaam while he is relieving himself. This is
because it is disliked for the person who is relieving himself to speak, so do
not extend the Salaam.
The
Fourteenth:
“One who is engaged in battle during a war. ” The last is one who is
engaged in a battle, because he is occupied with battling the enemies of
Allaah.
(Ref: Itihaaf at-Taalib pg. 219)
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