Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) to say "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" when giving the salutation to the right, and "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" when giving it to the left, in prayer? And what is the correct method for giving the salutation in prayer according to the Prophet's Sunnah?
It is prescribed to make the salutation to the right by saying: "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh," and to the left by saying: "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah," and this is established in the Sunnah.
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