Sunnah of greeting shake hands.
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Dear
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thanks
for all your answers in the light of authentic sources.... one more question is
that, when ever i meet people i shake hand with one hand as i was told this is
the right practice of our beloved Prophet Moahammed pbuh, i try to act even on
small act so that at least that reward may help me in getting my intensions in
this world and world here after...
many
people say we must make shake hand with two hands, please tell me which is the
right way, i also need a reference as one of my friend has asked me to produce
my statement with the supporting data.....
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for all your support and help
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Answer:
Sunnah of greeting
shake hands
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Ref: Greeting one another
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 86:
86 When a (courteous) greeting is offered you meet it with a greeting
still more courteous, or (at least) of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.27 Narrated by Abdullah bin Amr
A person asked Allah's Messenger (saws)
"What (sort of) deeds in or (what qualities of) Islam are good?" He (saws) replied, "To feed (the poor),
and greet (with Salaam) those whom you know and those whom you don't
know."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 849 Narrated by Abu Yusuf Abdullah ibn Salam
Abdullah heard the Prophet (saws) say: ‘O
people! Spread the Salaams
(greetings), feed (the poor and needy), behave kindly to your blood
relations, offer prayer when others are asleep, and (thus) enter
Ref: Shaking the hands of one another
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 888 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
A man asked the Prophet (saws): ‘O Messenger
of Allah (saws)! When any one of us meets a Muslim brother or a friend, should
he then bow his head (as a sign of courtesy to him)?’ He (saws) said: ‘No.’ The man said: ‘Should
he embrace and kiss him?’ He (saws)
said: ‘No.’ The man then asked: ‘Should
he clasp his hands?’ He (saws) said:
‘Yes.’
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4679 Narrated by Al-Bara' ibn Azib
The Prophet (saws) said: "Two Muslims
will not meet and shake hands without having their sins forgiven them before
they separate.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.279 Narrated by Qatada
I asked Anas bin Maalik (who served the
Prophet (saws) in his (saws) house for ten years), "Was it a custom of the
companions of the Prophet (saws) to shake hands with one another?" He said, "Yes."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 4681 Narrated by Abu Umamah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The
perfect way for one of you to visit an invalid is for you to put your hand on
his forehead or on his hand and ask him how he is; and the perfect way for you
to greet one another is to shake hands."
Greeting one another with ‘Salaams’ and supplications, and
the shaking of hands when greeting, regardless if one uses only the right hand
or one wishes to clasp both hands, would be in accordance with the preferred
Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister