What is the ruling on the custom prevalent in Jordan of kissing the hand of an elder?
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The questioner: Kissing the hand of an elderly shaykh or the eldest in the family is also a common custom here in Jordan. This happens among family members, where some people kiss the hand of the eldest, then the next eldest, and so on.
The Shaykh: Yes, my brother, I think you understood the answer... but to confirm, I say that I concluded my previous statement by advising you not to kiss a scholar on the hand, let alone on the forehead. Although kissing the hand is mentioned, kissing the forehead is not mentioned; I mean it is not mentioned in authentic Sunnah. As for weak narrations, there is no harm in mentioning them. As for kissing the hand of the father, mother, or elder, etc., there is absolutely no basis for it, neither in authentic nor weak narrations. From this, the ruling is derived by a fortiori reasoning.
The questioner: We always and forever withdraw from kissing.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, this is, as they say, the third of the three, yes.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, because he raised one of the questionsThe student : This is about... questions of bowing, he saysThe student .
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh: Yes, my brother, I think you understood the answer... but to confirm, I say that I concluded my previous statement by advising you not to kiss a scholar on the hand, let alone on the forehead. Although kissing the hand is mentioned, kissing the forehead is not mentioned; I mean it is not mentioned in authentic Sunnah. As for weak narrations, there is no harm in mentioning them. As for kissing the hand of the father, mother, or elder, etc., there is absolutely no basis for it, neither in authentic nor weak narrations. From this, the ruling is derived by a fortiori reasoning.
The questioner: We always and forever withdraw from kissing.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, this is, as they say, the third of the three, yes.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, because he raised one of the questionsThe student : This is about... questions of bowing, he saysThe student .
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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