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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-344: KELEBIHAN BERSALAMAN
What is the virtue of shaking hands with one another?
Short answer
Shaking hands when meeting is part of Islamic etiquette and praiseworthy character.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Shaking hands when meeting is part of Islamic etiquette and praiseworthy character. A hadith narrated by al-Bara' states that when two Muslims meet and shake hands, their sins are forgiven before they part. The ruling in this entry leans towards grading the hadith as hasan, supported by the practice of the Companions, and holds handshaking to be a sunnah according to most jurists.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Imam al-Tirmizi (279 H) menilai hadith di atas sebagai hasan gharib.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-344: KELEBIHAN BERSALAMAN”, 15 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3124-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-344-kelebihan-bersalaman. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/virtue-of-shaking-hands-in-islam/