What is the Sunnah regarding shaking hands and embracing?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some of the committed brothers, when they enter the gathering, greet everyone by shaking hands without embracing. Is there anything in the Sunnah regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, the Sunnah states that the one returning from a journey shakes hands and embraces. As for the one who is not returning from a journey, shaking hands is sufficient. When two Muslims meet and shake hands, their sins are wiped away just as a tree’s leaves are shaken off. So, shaking hands is for the one who is not returning from a journey, and embracing is for the one returning from a journey.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some of the committed brothers, when they enter the gathering, greet everyone by shaking hands without embracing. Is there anything in the Sunnah regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, the Sunnah states that the one returning from a journey shakes hands and embraces. As for the one who is not returning from a journey, shaking hands is sufficient. When two Muslims meet and shake hands, their sins are wiped away just as a tree’s leaves are shaken off. So, shaking hands is for the one who is not returning from a journey, and embracing is for the one returning from a journey.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي السنة في المصافحة والمعانقة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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