Embracing during condolences: Is it prescribed?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is embracing during condolences prescribed?
Answer:
From the perspective of comforting hearts, there is nothing wrong with it, especially when you first meet someone who has just returned from a journey; embracing upon arrival from a journey is permissible. As for occasions other than arriving from a journey, the prescribed practice is shaking hands.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is embracing during condolences prescribed?
Answer:
From the perspective of comforting hearts, there is nothing wrong with it, especially when you first meet someone who has just returned from a journey; embracing upon arrival from a journey is permissible. As for occasions other than arriving from a journey, the prescribed practice is shaking hands.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [941 -3022] المعانقة عند التعزية، هل هي مشروعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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