Hadith: No two Muslims meet and shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they part
عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيَتَصَافَحَانِ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا».
[صحيح بمجموع طرقه] - [رواه أبو داود والترمذي وابن ماجه وأحمد] - [سنن أبي داود: 5212]
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Al-Barā’ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"No two Muslims meet and shake hands except that their sins are forgiven before they part."
[Authentic by overall chains of narrators] - [Narrated by Abu Daoud & At-Termedhy Ibn Majah & Ahmad] - [Sunan Abu Daoud - 5212]
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that no two Muslims meet on a way or the like, and one of them greets the other with a handshake, except that both of them will be forgiven before they part ways, whether physically or after finishing the handshake.
Benefits from the Hadith
- Shaking hands upon meeting is recommended and encouraged.
- Al-Munāwi said: The Sunnah act is not fulfilled except by placing the right hand in the right hand when there is no excuse.
- Encouraging spreading the greeting of peace and highlighting the great reward attained when a Muslim shakes hands with his fellow Muslim.
- The prohibited handshaking, such as shaking hands with a foreign woman, is excluded from the Hadīth.
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