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?
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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 .
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