Is shaking hands and exchanging greetings among the benefits in congregational prayer?
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The questioner : If he says the congregation is the condiments, what is your opinion regarding some examples that are unknown as condiments?
The Shaykh : How? Yes.
The questioner : Sometimes certain actions occur that indicate condiments, such as shaking hands and exchanging greetings,
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, these also have a benefit.
The questioner : But after the iqamah, they shake hands in it.
The Shaykh : Yes. We said that the sunnah (recommended practice). Or that the sunnah may become a bid'ah (religious innovation) due to the place. It is necessary to conform to the sunnah or act according to the sunnah in place and time, as is well known. Was it the custom of the Companions to shake hands? They were ahead of us in good, and this was not their custom.
The Shaykh : How? Yes.
The questioner : Sometimes certain actions occur that indicate condiments, such as shaking hands and exchanging greetings,
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, these also have a benefit.
The questioner : But after the iqamah, they shake hands in it.
The Shaykh : Yes. We said that the sunnah (recommended practice). Or that the sunnah may become a bid'ah (religious innovation) due to the place. It is necessary to conform to the sunnah or act according to the sunnah in place and time, as is well known. Was it the custom of the Companions to shake hands? They were ahead of us in good, and this was not their custom.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2758هل المصافحة وإلقاء السلام من المنافع في صلاة الجماعة؟📔الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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