What is the ruling on kissing the heads, shoulders, and hands of scholars?
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The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to kiss the heads, shoulders, and hands of scholars?
The Shaykh : As for this kissing, it has no basis in the Sunnah; it is merely a custom in some Arab countries. It should not be adhered to, so that the common people do not understand it to be a Sunnah of the common people with their scholars. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : He said, and their hands, their shoulders and their hands. He said, their shoulders and their hands.
The Shaykh : It was a slip of the tongue, a completion in any case.
The Shaykh : As for this kissing, it has no basis in the Sunnah; it is merely a custom in some Arab countries. It should not be adhered to, so that the common people do not understand it to be a Sunnah of the common people with their scholars. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : He said, and their hands, their shoulders and their hands. He said, their shoulders and their hands.
The Shaykh : It was a slip of the tongue, a completion in any case.
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