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Chapter 143
ِﻪﺟﻮﻟا ِﺔﺷﺎﺸﺑو ءﺎﻘﻠﻟا َﺪﻨﻋ ِﺔﺤﻓﺎﺼﻤﻟا بﺎﺒﺤﺘﺳا بﺎﺑ
Excellence of Hand shaking at the time of Meeting
885
لﺎﻗ ةدﺎﺘﻗ بﺎﻄﺨﻟا ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋ
:
ﺲﻧﻷ ﺖُﻠﻗ
:
ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﷲا لﻮﺳر ِبﺎﺤْﺻأ ﻲﻓ ُﺔﺤَﻓﺎﺼُﻤﻟا ِﺖﻧﺎَآأ
لﺎﻗ ؟ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو
: ْﻢَﻌَﻧ .
يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
.
885.
Abu Khattab Qatadah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I asked Anas:
"Did the Companions of
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) use to shake hands?''
He said:
"Yes.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
To shake hands with somebody is a welcome sign and the practice of the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH). The social behaviour of the Companions also included handshaking along with saying `As-Salamu
`Alaikum.'
886
لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﷲا ﻲﺿر ﺲﻧأ ﻦﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﷲا لﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ ِﻦﻤَﻴﻟا ُﻞْهأ َءﺎَﺟ ﺎﱠﻤَﻟ
:
»
ْﻢُآَءﺎَﺟ ْﺪَﻗ
ﺔَﺤَﻓﺎَﺼُﻤﻟﺎﺑ َءﺎَﺟ ْﻦَﻣ ُلوأ ْﻢُهَو ، ِﻦَﻤَﻴْﻟا ُﻞْهأ
«
ﺢﻴﺤﺻ دﺎﻨﺳﺈﺑ دواد ﻮﺑأ ﻩاور
.
886.
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When the people of Yemen came, the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said,
"The people of Yemen have visited you. They are the first to introduce the tradition of handshaking.''
[Abu Dawud].
Commentary:
This Hadith shows that the custom of handshaking was prevalent in Yemen. When some Yemenites
came to see the Prophet (PBUH), they displayed their practice of handshake. He liked and approved it as his
Sunnah.
887
لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﷲا ﻲﺿر ءاﺮﺒﻟا ﻦﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﷲا لﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
:
»
ِنﺎَﻴِﻘَﺘْﻠَﻳ ﻦِﻴْﻤِﻠْﺴُﻣ ْﻦِﻣ ﺎﻣ
ﺎﻗﺮﺘﻔﻳ نأ ﻞﺒﻗ ﺎﻤﻬَﻟ ﺮﻔُﻏ ﻻإ ِنﺎَﺤَﻓﺎﺼَﺘَﻴَﻓ
«
دواد ﻮﺑأ ﻩاور
.
887.
Al-Bara' (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Two Muslims will
not meet and shake hands without having their sins forgiven (by Allah ) before they depart.''
[Abu Dawud].
Commentary:
Herein, we are told that Allah forgives the minor sins of the two believers who shake hands.
However, major sins cannot be forgiven without heartfelt repentance with its conditions. As for our duty towards our
fellow-humans, it is inescapable, and a failure in this regard is not forgiven. To sum up, when two Muslims meet
and shake hands, two benefits accrue to them. Firstly, their mutual love increases, and secondly, their minor sins are
pardoned by Allah.
888
لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ﷲا ﻲﺿر ﺲﻧأ ﻦﻋو
:
ﻞﺟر لﺎﻗ
:
؟ ُﻪَﻟ ﻲﻨﺤْﻨﻳأ ُﻪَﻘﻳﺪَﺻ ْوأ ﻩُﺎَﺧأ ﻰَﻘْﻠَﻳ ﺎﱠﻨِﻣ ُﻞُﺟﱠﺮﻟا ، ﷲا لﻮﺳر ﺎﻳ
لﺎﻗ :
» ﻻ«
لﺎﻗ :
ﻠﺒﻘﻳو ﻪﻣﺰﺘﻠَﻴَﻓأ
لﺎﻗ ؟ ﻪ
:
» ﻻ«
لﺎﻗ :
لﺎﻗ ؟ ُﻪُﺤِﻓﺎَﺼُﻳَو ﻩﺪَﻴِﺑ ُﺬُﺧْﺄَﻴَﻓ
:
» َﻢَﻌَﻧ «
ﻩاور
لﺎﻗو يﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا
:
ﻦﺴﺣ ﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
888.
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man asked: "O Messenger of Allah! When a man meets a
brother or a friend, should he bow to him?'' He said,
"No.''
The man asked whether he should embrace and kiss him?
The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) replied,
"No.''
He asked whether he should hold his hand and shake it? The
Messenger of Allah (PBUH) replied,
"Yes.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
Commentary:
Here, we are clearly told that when two Muslims meet they are not allowed to bow. Some say the
bowing must not come down to the position as assumed in Ruku`. But the Hadith imposes a total ban on it. There is
no question of more or less degree of bowing, still less of touching the knees and feet of anybody. Here embracing
has been prohibited too, but the prohibition is effective only if the kissing of hands is also involved. Otherwise,
some Ahadith allow embracing, particularly on return from a journey or when two persons meet after a long time.
Thirdly, the Hadith is absolutely clear on handshake. The question put to the Prophet u was about taking a single
hand to which he had replied in the affirmative. There was no reference to taking or using both hands for handshake.
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