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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Kissing the Hand

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Question:
This person is asking about kissing hands.

Answer:
There is no need for kissing hands. However, some scholars permit kissing the hand of the one in authority, a scholar, or a father. According to some scholars, it is permissible to kiss the hands of the father, the scholar, and the one in authority. But it is better to leave off this practice.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 من 36|الركن الخامس من أركان الإسلام |مواعظ وكلمات في الحرم المكي|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:28)

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