If one enters a gathering, is it sufficient to offer the salam, or is it obligatory to shake hands with each person present individually?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the sunnah (recommended practice) when a person enters a gathering to offer a general salam and then sit down, or to shake hands with each of the people sitting there individually?
Answer:
He offers the salam, and that is sufficient. He should not burden them. They may not want anyone to disturb them or keep them occupied. So he offers the salam to everyone, and that is sufficient. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the sunnah (recommended practice) when a person enters a gathering to offer a general salam and then sit down, or to shake hands with each of the people sitting there individually?
Answer:
He offers the salam, and that is sufficient. He should not burden them. They may not want anyone to disturb them or keep them occupied. So he offers the salam to everyone, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1488] من دخل المجلس هل يكتفى بالسلام أم يجب مصافحة الحاضرين فردا فردا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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