What is the ruling on shaking hands with a disbeliever if he initiates the handshake?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a disbeliever if he initiates the handshake?
The Shaykh:
They say it is not permissible, and the commentator says it is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
As you heard, it wipes away sins. This is a disbeliever; there is no drawing near to Allah or obedience to Allah in shaking his hand. Yes. But if he greets you, you return the greeting by saying, "And to you." This is what was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Do not initiate the salam to the Jews and the Christians. And if they greet you, say, "And to you." Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a disbeliever if he initiates the handshake?
The Shaykh:
They say it is not permissible, and the commentator says it is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
As you heard, it wipes away sins. This is a disbeliever; there is no drawing near to Allah or obedience to Allah in shaking his hand. Yes. But if he greets you, you return the greeting by saying, "And to you." This is what was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Do not initiate the salam to the Jews and the Christians. And if they greet you, say, "And to you." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [189 -954] ما حكم مصافحة الكافر إذا بدأ هو بالمصافحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.