Handshaking after the obligatory prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person is accustomed to shaking hands with the person on his right and the person on his left after the obligatory prayer, is this a prescribed matter, or is it to be condemned?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is told that this is not appropriate. Handshaking after the taslim is not prescribed. What is the question?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is accustomed to shaking hands with the person on his right and the person on his left after every…?
The Shaykh:
He does not shake hands, nor does he shake hands with the person on his right or his left. It is sufficient for him to say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," and to greet himself and those present.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person is accustomed to shaking hands with the person on his right and the person on his left after the obligatory prayer, is this a prescribed matter, or is it to be condemned?
The Shaykh:
Yes, he is told that this is not appropriate. Handshaking after the taslim is not prescribed. What is the question?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person is accustomed to shaking hands with the person on his right and the person on his left after every…?
The Shaykh:
He does not shake hands, nor does he shake hands with the person on his right or his left. It is sufficient for him to say, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah," and to greet himself and those present.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-05-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:07:29)
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