Is It Obligatory To Turn Our Head to Our Right When Uttering Taslim?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi
Question
Is it obligatory to turn our head to our right in taslim? What if I say the taslim and then move my head to the right?
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
I pray this finds you in the best of states.
It is not obligatory but sunna to turn your head to your right when uttering the first taslim and to turn your head to your left for the second taslim. [Shurunbulali, Nur al-Idah]
Indeed the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) used to do so to the point that someone behind him could see the whiteness of his cheeks. [Sunan al-Bayhaqi]
Making a habit to fail to do so without an excuse is sinful.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalam
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching far and wide for answers to the fundamental questions of life and was disappointed at the answers he found.
Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others.
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