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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on shaking hands after the closing salam of the prayer

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He says: What is the ruling on the greeting, meaning: that some people pass their hands to those next to them with the intention of greeting each other, about a minute after the prayer, meaning: shortly after the imam turns his head, is this considered a religious innovation or not?
Answer: Shaking hands after the salam of the obligatory prayer has no basis, but one should engage in dhikr when he says the salam, engaging in seeking forgiveness three times, saying:
"O Allah, You are As-Salam, and from you is As-Salam. You are blessed, O One of Magnificence and Generosity."اللهم أنت السلام ومنك السلام تباركت يا ذا الجلال والإكرام
Sunan Abi Dawud 1512Sahih (Al-Albani)
and remembering Allah, and reciting the prescribed adhkar. If he greets someone after that because he did not meet him except in the row, and did not greet him before, there is no harm. As for what some people do, where as soon as they say the salam they rush to take the hand of the person next to them, this has no basis; it is a religious innovation with no basis. However, after the dhikr and after finishing the prescribed adhkar, if he greets those around him because he did not greet them before, because he came to the prayer while they were in prayer, or he came and engaged in the greeting of the mosque or the rawatib, then he entered the prayer before shaking hands with them, if he shakes hands with them after that, there is no harm. But not as soon as he says the salam, rather he should delay until he finishes the dhikr; because it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from the Companions that they did this as soon as the imam leaves the prayer. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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