People and neighbours · When the moment comes
Shake hands when you meet
- The practice
- Offer a handshake when meeting a fellow Muslim (where appropriate)
- When
- meeting a Muslim brother/sister
- In daily life
- When you meet a friend after Friday prayer or at a family visit, offer your hand instead of a quick nod, and ask how they really are. Where a handshake isn't appropriate, a warm salam and a smile carry the same warmth.
The source
النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“I asked Anas, "Was it a custom of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ to shake hands with one another?" He said, "Yes”Narrated by QatadaSahih al-Bukhari 6263
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
Part of: Meeting People
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Greet people with salam firstmeeting or passing someoneReturn every salam, equal or bettersomeone greets you with salamSpeak good or stay silentThe moment before speaking in conversationSay Alhamdulillah when you sneezeyou sneezeReply 'Yarhamuk Allah' to a sneezersomeone sneezes and says AlhamdulillahMake du'a for your hostLeaving after being hosted for a meal
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.