Is it permissible for us to shake hands with the Jews, the Christians, and the Rafidah?
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The questioner : These are brothers who say: In their workplace, there are Rafidah, Jews, and Christians.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : In their place of work.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the company, there are Rafidah, Jews, and Christians, and they greet us with a handshake. Should we shake hands with them?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a Jew, a Christian, a polytheist, an atheist, a Shi'ite, or anyone else greets you and shakes your hand, shake his hand, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:86].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only forbade initiating the greeting with them, meaning: initiating the greeting with them. But if they greet you, return their greeting as they greeted you, because this is justice, and the religion of Islam is a religion of justice. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : In their place of work.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the company, there are Rafidah, Jews, and Christians, and they greet us with a handshake. Should we shake hands with them?
The Shaykh : Yes, if a Jew, a Christian, a polytheist, an atheist, a Shi'ite, or anyone else greets you and shakes your hand, shake his hand, due to the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it or [at least] return it
وإذا حيّيتم بتحيّة فحيّوا بأحسن منها أو ردّوهاThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only forbade initiating the greeting with them, meaning: initiating the greeting with them. But if they greet you, return their greeting as they greeted you, because this is justice, and the religion of Islam is a religion of justice. Yes.