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The ruling on greeting with the left hand from a distance

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Question:
If a person is far from me and I intentionally raise my left hand to greet him, what is the ruling on this action?

Answer:
You raise the left hand. The right hand is used for what involves honor, and this is the rule. Greeting is an act of honor, so do not raise the left hand unless the right hand is disabled; then you raise the left hand. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source بلوغ المرام 20-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (48:01)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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