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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on shaking hands with everyone in the gathering

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If a person enters a place where people are sitting and greets them, is it recommended or a Sunnah for him to shake their hands?
By Allah, I do not know of any established Sunnah in this matter. The Sunnah, as far as I know, is that when a person enters, he greets and sits where the gathering ends, and he does not shake hands. And I have researched this with many people,They said: and we do not know of any Sunnah in this. I asked some of the young men to research it and see if this was reported from the Messenger of Allah or not?So he did not find anything, and I say: Whoever finds something, let him share it with us; because up to now we believe that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when he entered, would sit where the gathering ended, and I do not know of any correct or weak report that he would pass by the seated people and shake their hands.

The questioner: The hadith: (When two Muslims meet) ?The Shaykh: That is regarding meeting (When two Muslims meet). This does not fall under that. This was reported about them, but he did not meet them, nor did he shake hands or do anything. If there was a place, he would sit in it, and if there was no place, he would sit where the gathering ended.
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