Is it permissible to delay returning the greeting of "peace" to someone with whom I have personal enmity, or must I return it immediately?
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The Hanafis and Shafi'is hold that returning the greeting of salam must be done immediately. If one delays returning the salam without a valid excuse, it is considered a reprehensible ( tahrimi) act. The sin is not lifted by merely returning the salam, but by repenting.
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