Maliki And Shia Brother Do Only One Salam At End Of Salah
The reason is the same as mentioned by Ghamidi Sahab in his response i.e. everyone agress that Salah is to be ended with Salam, it is the manner in which that Salam is to be said. According to Maliki fiqh, only one salam is wajib (obligatory – required), and ( among others ) they rely on this Hadith as a proof that only one single tasleemah is required: https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:296 There are different opinions about the authenticity of this Haidth; Hakim Al-Nishaburi said it’s sahih based on the condition of Bukhari and Muslim, and Al-Dhahabi agreed with him, and some other Hadith scholars agreed with them too. While many Hadith scholars said its a weak (daif) Hadith. There’s another narration in Muatta of Imam Malik: https://sunnah.com/malik/3/57 In addition, it’s mustahab ( recommended ) for the person who is praying behind an Imam to make salam towards the Imam but in his heart (i.e without turning his head towards the Imam ). And also if there’s someone praying on his left side (in Jamah) then it’s mustahab to make salam towards him, but again in his heart (i.e, without turning his head to the left ). This is based on what Ahmad Al-Dardir ( a Maliki scholar ) said in his book الشرح الكبير when he was mentioning the Sunah of the Salah: والحادية عشر: رد مقتد على إمامه مشيرا له بقلبه لا برأسه، ثم يسن رده على يساره وبه أحد أي من المأمومين أدرك ركعة مع إمامه ولو صبيا And the eleventh (sunnah) is that a follower (person praying behind an Imam) reply toward the Imam (i.e, say salam in return) in his heart and without turning his head towards the Imam, and it’s also sunnah to return the salam to the left if there’s someone to the left who prayed at least rakah in the jamaah, even if he was a child. ___________________________ You may want to refer to the following articles for further details: https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/67286/ https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/4161/ https://www.islamweb.net/ar/fatwa/133552/ http://malikifiqhqa.com/uncategorized/salam-bismillah-in-prayer-for-maliki-fiqh-shaykh-hamza-maqbul/ https://islamqa.info/en/answers/105297/if-the-imam-says-one-tasleem-is-it-permissible-for-the-one-who-is-praying-behind-him-to-say-two