Reciting al-Fatihah and shaking the hand of the woman's guardian at the marriage contract

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on shaking the hand of the woman's guardian? What is the ruling on the handshake between the woman's guardian and the husband at the time of the contract? And what is the ruling on reciting Surat al-Fatihah?

The Shaykh:
Reciting al-Fatihah has no basis. This is what the common people say: "If you do not recite al-Fatihah over you, it means you are not marrying." This has no basis, nor anything else.

The questioner:
Shaking hands.

The Shaykh:
Shaking hands for the sake of the salam after you are a Muslim, shaking hands for the sake of the salam, that is fine. Yes.

The questioner:
We are al-Aqbi.

The Shaykh:
No, at the time of the contract it has no basis. If they consider it part of the contract or a necessary consequence of the contract, that is not allowed. But if they consider it part of the salam, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.