Shaking hands with disbelievers and the People of the Book, and congratulating them on their festivals

Question:
Is it permissible to shake hands with disbelievers and the People of the Book?

Answer:
I do not know of anything regarding this. I do not know of anything regarding this, but if he extends it to you, you extend it to him, just as if he initiates the salam, you respond to him. Allah knows best. A matter passed us by for which we did not receive an answer, which is his saying: If they congratulate us on the festival, do we congratulate them on their festivals? We say: No, it is not permissible for us to congratulate them on their festivals, because this is an approval of them, an approval of them, and they are festivals of disbelief. So it is not permissible for a Muslim to congratulate disbelievers on their festivals, nor to assist them, nor to give them a place to hold their festival, nor to donate money to them to hold their festivals. So he does not help them or congratulate them on their festivals, because they are festivals of disbelief.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,