Is the hadith "There is no Muslim who meets another Muslim and they shake hands" authentic?
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Question:
The chain of narration for the hadith of al-Bara': He said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Khalid and Ibn Numayr informed us, from al-Ajlakh, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara' who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2727Da'if (Darussalam).
Answer:
It has corroborating narrations, and the stronger position is that there is weakness in it, but it has corroborating narrations.
The chain of narration for the hadith of al-Bara': He said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Khalid and Ibn Numayr informed us, from al-Ajlakh, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara' who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No two Muslims meet each other and shake hands, except that Allah forgives them before they part.
ما من مُسْلِمَين يلتقيان فيتصافحان إلا غُفِرَ لهما قبل أن يفترقاAnswer:
It has corroborating narrations, and the stronger position is that there is weakness in it, but it has corroborating narrations.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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