What is the ruling on kissing the hand of a scholar?
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The questioner : This is a continuation of the previous question. The question we asked about kissing the hand has a small addition that we can make if you please? If you would be so kind.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Last year, when you came to Aqaba, may Allah bless you, a brother named Abdul Latif came. We brought him here to Abu Anas's apartment. We stood up, and the brother was carrying the ideology of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and hijrah (emigration). May Allah bless you. From the very first session, this man was honored by Allah the Mighty and Majestic with the Salafi ideology. And you told him, when he first entered and kissed your hand, you said, meaning, it was as if you disapproved of this kissing.
The Shaykh : You did well when you said "as if," and I did not say "disapproved."
The questioner : As if.
The Shaykh : You did well. So what is behind this?
The questioner: At...Abu Layla : I did not disapprove.
The Shaykh : And I did not disapprove here... That is what Abu Jabir said.
The questioner : I feel as if I heard from your words thatThe Shaykh : you disapproved of this...
The Shaykh : But you said "as if you disapproved," and that is why I said "you did well."
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The Shaykh : But if you retract your words, I will retract mine. Do you say "I disapproved" or do you say "as if"?
The questioner : No, "as if you disapproved."
The Shaykh : Then this has no value.
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The Shaykh : This is a general statement. The detailed statement is that all of them, those who live with us, know the truth that you heard, and they know that it was as if I disapproved, or rather, without me explaining it to them, if I ask them, is it true or not? Why? Because I do not want it. I do not want my hand to be kissed, but legally, I do not disapprove of it. Legally, I do not disapprove of it.
The questioner : Legally, you do not disapprove of it, but Your Eminence does not want the kissing. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : I do not want it, and that is why I told you, "You did well" when you said "as if."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... Your friend Abu Anas wanted to ask a question.
The questioner : I still have a question, I am not finished...
Another questioner : I have two things, my Shaykh... The kissing. A man came to kiss the hand.The Shaykh : He wanted to ask permission. He said to the Shaykh, "Do you allow me to kiss your hand?" He said to him, "You will not get it." Once, and he was sick, as they say, may Allah grant him health until he meets Him, so he wasThe Shaykh : on the bed, and the doctor came, may Allah make it easy for him, andThe Shaykh : he was sleeping, so he kissed it. He said to him, "You took advantage of me..."
The Shaykh : Personally, I do not want it, but I do not prevent it, as long as the Shari'ah has permitted it, in the detail that I have clarified.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. Last year, when you came to Aqaba, may Allah bless you, a brother named Abdul Latif came. We brought him here to Abu Anas's apartment. We stood up, and the brother was carrying the ideology of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and hijrah (emigration). May Allah bless you. From the very first session, this man was honored by Allah the Mighty and Majestic with the Salafi ideology. And you told him, when he first entered and kissed your hand, you said, meaning, it was as if you disapproved of this kissing.
The Shaykh : You did well when you said "as if," and I did not say "disapproved."
The questioner : As if.
The Shaykh : You did well. So what is behind this?
The questioner: At...Abu Layla : I did not disapprove.
The Shaykh : And I did not disapprove here... That is what Abu Jabir said.
The questioner : I feel as if I heard from your words thatThe Shaykh : you disapproved of this...
The Shaykh : But you said "as if you disapproved," and that is why I said "you did well."
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The Shaykh : But if you retract your words, I will retract mine. Do you say "I disapproved" or do you say "as if"?
The questioner : No, "as if you disapproved."
The Shaykh : Then this has no value.
The questioner : May Allah bless you
The Shaykh : This is a general statement. The detailed statement is that all of them, those who live with us, know the truth that you heard, and they know that it was as if I disapproved, or rather, without me explaining it to them, if I ask them, is it true or not? Why? Because I do not want it. I do not want my hand to be kissed, but legally, I do not disapprove of it. Legally, I do not disapprove of it.
The questioner : Legally, you do not disapprove of it, but Your Eminence does not want the kissing. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : I do not want it, and that is why I told you, "You did well" when you said "as if."
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... Your friend Abu Anas wanted to ask a question.
The questioner : I still have a question, I am not finished...
Another questioner : I have two things, my Shaykh... The kissing. A man came to kiss the hand.The Shaykh : He wanted to ask permission. He said to the Shaykh, "Do you allow me to kiss your hand?" He said to him, "You will not get it." Once, and he was sick, as they say, may Allah grant him health until he meets Him, so he wasThe Shaykh : on the bed, and the doctor came, may Allah make it easy for him, andThe Shaykh : he was sleeping, so he kissed it. He said to him, "You took advantage of me..."
The Shaykh : Personally, I do not want it, but I do not prevent it, as long as the Shari'ah has permitted it, in the detail that I have clarified.
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