Is it prescribed for the one entering to greet those sitting in the assembly and shake hands with them?

The Shaykh: So, what is your question?

The questioner: If someone enters the assembly ... he greets them while they are sitting ... some of them ... .

The Shaykh: You are saying he greets, meaning he says "As-salamu alaykum."

The questioner: No, a hand greeting ... with those who are sitting.

The Shaykh: So, you mean by greeting the Jordanian greeting.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Heh, when I first came to the country and had not yet adopted their linguistic style, some people would ask me if it is permissible for a man to greet his cousin's daughter or his maternal aunt's daughter, and so on. I said it is permissible. Later, I understood that they meant the group here, the handshake. Heh, this is not permissible because the Messenger - peace be upon him - said, what is the hadith?
The student : .

The Shaykh: No, no.
The student : .

The Shaykh: Hold on, everyone, there is a specific hadith, and my mind is wandering right now.
The student : .

The Shaykh: There are two hadiths, an action-based hadith and a verbal hadith.
The student : ...

The Shaykh: Heh, the action-based hadith is the statement of Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - : "The hand of the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - never touched the hand of a woman , this is in the "Sahihayn" (Bukhari and Muslim). Then finally, I brought the verbal hadith. He - peace be upon him - said: , and he was the purest of all people in soul and the most chaste in heart; yet he said: So what can we say about ourselves? It is not permissible for a man to greet a non-mahram woman in the Jordanian sense, meaning the handshake. However, if the one entering is in such a crowd, he should suffice with offering the greeting "As-salamu alaykum" and sit down, because although the handshake entails a very great benefit, it entails a very great benefit from the Sharia perspective, as he - may Allah's prayers and blessings be upon him - said: , but in the case of a crowd here, the Sunnah of the Messenger - peace be upon him - that reached us does not include achieving this handshake. But if the number is small and limited, it is better for the Muslim to complete the Sharia greeting, his greeting, with a handshake if the number is small. But if the number is large, as it is now, he sits; he greets and sits wherever the assembly ends for him. This customary standing, this customary standing, is not part of the Sunnah at all. It is not said that it is standing for the sake of honoring, for the sake of exalting the scholars, the elderly shaykhs, and so on. This was not the practice of the Salaf, led by Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him. Without a doubt, every Muslim believes that the best of all people is our Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him. He also believes that the noblest nation among all the nations that preceded the nation of the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - is the nation of Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him. The best of this nation after Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him - are the four Caliphs, then the people of Badr and the people of Hudaybiyyah, and so on. So what was the stance of these excellent elites of the nation of Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon him - when the Master of Mankind entered upon them? The answer is in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik - may Allah be pleased with him - who said: "No one was more beloved to them than the Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings be upon him - and they did not stand up for him because they knew his dislike of that." They did not stand up for him because they knew his dislike of this standing that people have become accustomed to in this age. Rather, he greets, as we said, and sits wherever the assembly ends for him. This is his way - peace be upon him - and this is the way of his noble Companions. And as you also know, the Prophet - peace and blessings be upon him - did not distinguish himself from his Companions, neither in clothing, nor in sitting at the head of the assembly, nor in anything else. Even if the one entering did not know the Messenger - peace be upon him - and saw the gathering, he would say, "Which of you is Muhammad?" They would say, "This is the one sitting or reclining." Thus, the people of knowledge should follow him - peace be upon him - as it was said:
"So imitate them, even if you are not like them *** For imitating the noble ones is success"
Do you have anything else?

The questioner: I have a question about zakat al-fitr.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.