Praise be to Allah.
The Hanafis and Shaafa’is are of the view that it is obligatory to return the salaams immediately.
Ibn ‘Aabideen said: delaying returning the salaam for no valid reason is makrooh tahreeman (very makrooh or disliked to the point of being almost haraam). The sin is not lifted by returning the salaam, but by repentance.
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