The ruling on greeting those present in a gathering with a handshake
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Question:
We are still with you live on air in the program "Fatwas on Air." Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: If I enter a gathering and greet the attendees with a handshake, is this permissible in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible in the Shari'ah. If you greet everyone and sit down, there is nothing wrong with that. And if you pass by them and shake hands with each one, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
We are still with you live on air in the program "Fatwas on Air." Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: If I enter a gathering and greet the attendees with a handshake, is this permissible in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible in the Shari'ah. If you greet everyone and sit down, there is nothing wrong with that. And if you pass by them and shake hands with each one, there is nothing wrong with that either. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2206 - حكم السلام على من في المجلس مصافحة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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