Regarding the hadith of Anas (a man said: O Messenger of Allah, when a man embraces his brother or his friend, should he bow to him? He said: No. He said: Should he hold him tightly and kiss him? He said: No. He said:
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The questioner : He says regarding the hadith of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2728Da'if (Darussalam). And the question is: Is the prohibition mentioned in the hadith for the sake of dislike (makruh) or for the sake of warning?
The Shaykh : It appears that it is for the sake of dislike (makruh), unless we know that the other person is harmed by it, in which case it becomes for the sake of prohibition (haram).
And what some people do today, where whenever they meet a person they kiss him, has no basis in the Sunnah, as in this hadith. Rather, what is prescribed is only the handshake. However, if one wishes to kiss the head of a person out of respect for him, such as his father, his mother, his elder brother, his shaykh, or the like, there is no blame on him. But the fact that whenever he sees him he shakes his hand and kisses his head, this is not from the Sunnah.
Yes. If one of them returns from a journey and the other meets him after this journey, there is no blame on him.
Here is something else, which is what many people have become accustomed to today: when they meet a person, they take his head and kiss it without a handshake. This is undoubtedly contrary to the Sunnah. Some people say: I want to kiss your head. We say: Yes, kissing the head is permissible, but shake hands first so that you follow the Sunnah, then kiss the head second. As for taking the head directly, this is not from the Sunnah.
that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! When a man among us meets his brother or his friend should he bow to him?" He said: "No." The man continued: "Should he embrace him and kiss him?" He said: "No." He said: "Should he take his hand and shake it?" He said: "Yes."
قال رجلٌ : يا رسول الله الرجل يعانق أخاه أو صديقه، أينحني له ؟ قال : لا . قال: أفيلتزمه ويقبله ؟ قال : لا . قال : أفيأخذ بيده ويصافحه ؟ قال : نعمThe Shaykh : It appears that it is for the sake of dislike (makruh), unless we know that the other person is harmed by it, in which case it becomes for the sake of prohibition (haram).
And what some people do today, where whenever they meet a person they kiss him, has no basis in the Sunnah, as in this hadith. Rather, what is prescribed is only the handshake. However, if one wishes to kiss the head of a person out of respect for him, such as his father, his mother, his elder brother, his shaykh, or the like, there is no blame on him. But the fact that whenever he sees him he shakes his hand and kisses his head, this is not from the Sunnah.
Yes. If one of them returns from a journey and the other meets him after this journey, there is no blame on him.
Here is something else, which is what many people have become accustomed to today: when they meet a person, they take his head and kiss it without a handshake. This is undoubtedly contrary to the Sunnah. Some people say: I want to kiss your head. We say: Yes, kissing the head is permissible, but shake hands first so that you follow the Sunnah, then kiss the head second. As for taking the head directly, this is not from the Sunnah.