permitted to speak during the period that separates between the second Khutbah and when reciting Takbir for Sal?t. It is, however, of good manners not to speak till the two Khutbahs and Sal?t are totally finished.
If one speaks while the Khutbah is being delivered -which is something strongly detested-, one’s Sal?t is still valid and does not have to repeat it.’ (1)
I believe that the aforementioned person will surely incur a sin upon himself -as mentioned in the Ah?d?th stated earlier- and this is the soundest of the ‘Ulamah’s opinions which was held by M?lik, Al-Awz?‘?, Ab? Y?suf, Muhammad and Ahmad. (2)
[7/ 58] Keeping quiet means not to talk to other people totally.
Al-Laknaw? reported Ibn Khuzaimah’s opinion which states: ‘The interpretation of keeping quiet is not to talk to others totally -to the exclusion of reciting Athk?r ... . His view was, however, refuted because it entails that one could recite Qur’?n and Athk?r while the Khutbah is being delivered. The order [in the had?th] apparently means to keep totally quiet’. (3)
Some scholars held it permissible to return Sal?m and bless the one who sneezes while the Khutbah is being delivered, but the apparent order of the had?th prohibits this.
The Shafi‘? scholars held three different views which An-Nawaw? mentioned in his “Majm?‘” (vol. 4 / p. 524) then said: ‘The soundest opinion [which goes in line with the evidences] is the one that states the prohibition of returning Sal?m and asking
(1) “Al-’Umm” (vol. 1 / p. 233).
(2) “Ad-D?nul Kh?lis” (vol. 4 / p. 140).
See also: “Ashalul Mad?rik” (vol. 1 / pp. 324 - 5), “Tafs?rul Qurtub?” (vol. 18 / p. 116), “At-Ta‘l?q Al-Mumajjad” (vol. 1 / p. 139), “Tarhut Tathr?b” (vol. 3 / p. 201), “Al-Fur?‘” (vol. 2 / p. 113), “Sharhus Si‘?yah” (vol. 1 / p. 244), and “Al-Majm?‘” (vol. 4 / p. 588).
(3) “Al-Ta‘l?q Al-Mumajjad” (vol. 1 / p. 139).