What is the ruling on kissing the shoulder of a father, a scholar, or a person of status?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on kissing the shoulder? Does it fall under the ruling for kissing the hand, whether it is for a father, a scholar, or a person of status?

Answer:
There is no report of kissing the shoulder. What is reported is kissing the hand, the forehead, and the head. This is what is reported; these are the places for which kissing is reported. Kissing the shoulder is like kissing the knee, which was mentioned recently.