The Ruling on Kissing the Hand and Kissing the Mother's Hand
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) in a past lesson that it is not permissible to kiss the hand except for three: the father, the ruler, and the scholar. He says: If the greeting of the people of a specific country is by way of kissing hands, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
Explain to them that this is what should be done; explain to them first, and you do not do it, and they will follow your example, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says (may Allah preserve you): Is the mother measured by the father, such that it is permissible to kiss her hand?
The Shaykh:
The father includes both the father and the mother. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) in a past lesson that it is not permissible to kiss the hand except for three: the father, the ruler, and the scholar. He says: If the greeting of the people of a specific country is by way of kissing hands, is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
Explain to them that this is what should be done; explain to them first, and you do not do it, and they will follow your example, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says (may Allah preserve you): Is the mother measured by the father, such that it is permissible to kiss her hand?
The Shaykh:
The father includes both the father and the mother. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده : أنه يُحسّن إلى أرباب التخلي والزهد والرياضة العمل بها — islamhouse.com (1:15:55)
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