Which is better: greeting the congregation or shaking hands
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Which is better, greeting the congregation after [the prayer] or greeting them by shaking hands, especially if there are many people?
Answer:
Shaking hands is definitely better. Shaking hands is better because when Muslims meet and shake hands, their sins fall off just as the leaves of a tree fall off. If it is feasible, shaking hands is better. If the group is large and it is difficult for him to shake hands with each one, or if it would embarrass them because they would have to stand up, then it is sufficient for him to greet them generally. When he enters, he greets them generally, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Which is better, greeting the congregation after [the prayer] or greeting them by shaking hands, especially if there are many people?
Answer:
Shaking hands is definitely better. Shaking hands is better because when Muslims meet and shake hands, their sins fall off just as the leaves of a tree fall off. If it is feasible, shaking hands is better. If the group is large and it is difficult for him to shake hands with each one, or if it would embarrass them because they would have to stand up, then it is sufficient for him to greet them generally. When he enters, he greets them generally, and that is sufficient. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل المفاخر بالمعصية التي عُلم بالضرورة تحريمها كافر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:37)
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