The ruling on shaking hands after prayer and saying “May Allah accept it”
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السؤال:
The questioner says: Among us, people greet one another immediately after the taslim, saying: “May Allah accept it from us and from you,” and other such phrases. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This has no basis. After the obligatory prayer, it has no basis. One does not shake hands with him, nor say: “May Allah accept it from you,” after the obligatory prayer. However, if it is not customary, and one says “May Allah accept it” on some occasions, there is nothing wrong with that. But if one makes it a habit to say “May Allah accept it” and shake hands every time he says the taslim, that is not allowed. This is contrary to what Allah has prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this in the obligatory prayers. When he said the taslim, he would say: “I seek forgiveness of Allah” three times, then: “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor”, then he would say: “There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things” three times, then he would say: “There is no power and no strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the blessing, His is the favor, and His is the good praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in our religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it. O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have withheld, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot benefit anyone from You”.
And he would remember Allah ten times after Fajr and Maghrib, after this dhikr. Ten times after Maghrib and Fajr, after this dhikr, he would say: “There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise. He gives life and He causes death, and He is able to do all things” ten times. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. This is the sunnah (recommended practice). One does not raise his hands after the taslim in the obligatory prayer, nor does he say to his brother “May Allah accept it from you” as a permanent, customary practice. No. If he says it on some occasions when they meet, or when they stand up from the row, or on some occasions, there is nothing wrong with it. But making it a habit, as if it were a sunnah (recommended practice), is not allowed. It is not prescribed. However, in the voluntary prayer, there is nothing wrong with it. If one raises his hands after the voluntary prayer on some occasions and makes du'a' (supplication), there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: Very well, may Allah bless you.
The questioner says: Among us, people greet one another immediately after the taslim, saying: “May Allah accept it from us and from you,” and other such phrases. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This has no basis. After the obligatory prayer, it has no basis. One does not shake hands with him, nor say: “May Allah accept it from you,” after the obligatory prayer. However, if it is not customary, and one says “May Allah accept it” on some occasions, there is nothing wrong with that. But if one makes it a habit to say “May Allah accept it” and shake hands every time he says the taslim, that is not allowed. This is contrary to what Allah has prescribed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this in the obligatory prayers. When he said the taslim, he would say: “I seek forgiveness of Allah” three times, then: “O Allah, You are Peace, and from You comes peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor”, then he would say: “There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise, and He is able to do all things” three times, then he would say: “There is no power and no strength except with Allah. There is no god but Allah, and we worship none but Him. His is the blessing, His is the favor, and His is the good praise. There is no god but Allah, sincere to Him in our religion, even if the disbelievers dislike it. O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given, and there is no one who can give what You have withheld, and the wealth of the wealthy cannot benefit anyone from You”.
And he would remember Allah ten times after Fajr and Maghrib, after this dhikr. Ten times after Maghrib and Fajr, after this dhikr, he would say: “There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion, and His is the praise. He gives life and He causes death, and He is able to do all things” ten times. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this. This is the sunnah (recommended practice). One does not raise his hands after the taslim in the obligatory prayer, nor does he say to his brother “May Allah accept it from you” as a permanent, customary practice. No. If he says it on some occasions when they meet, or when they stand up from the row, or on some occasions, there is nothing wrong with it. But making it a habit, as if it were a sunnah (recommended practice), is not allowed. It is not prescribed. However, in the voluntary prayer, there is nothing wrong with it. If one raises his hands after the voluntary prayer on some occasions and makes du'a' (supplication), there is nothing wrong with it.
The presenter: Very well, may Allah bless you.
Source
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