The Shaykh’s remarks on the issue of repeating the greeting with every handshake and that it is a religious innovation.

The Shaykh : And the third issue, my starting point for it is from the great, general Islamic principle and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) What is this issue? The person who enters says "Peace be upon you" and shakes hands, for the handshake is a recommended practice, and he comes to the second person and says "Peace be upon you" with every handshake, a greeting, and so on. How many are sitting? Ten, eleven greetings. This is not from the Sunnah. Rather, the person who enters the gathering gives the greeting, and then if he wants to complete the recommended practice, he shakes hands with those present. And if it is not feasible, if the number is not limited, but if there is a large number, there is great difficulty in shaking hands with every Muslim present with him. The point is that the Sunnah, when the person enters the gathering, is to say "Peace be upon you," and then if he wishes to do what is more complete and better, he shakes hands with those present. But to combine a greeting with every handshake, this is from the newly invented matters. And you have known the saying of the Messenger This is what we have in mind for the reminder, and the reminder benefits the believers.