صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الاستئذانThe Book of Asking Permission
بَابُ الْمُصَافَحَةِ:Chapter. Shaking hands.
Hadith 6263
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ : عَلَّمَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ التَّشَهُّدَ وَكَفِّي بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ ، وَقَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ : دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ ، فَإِذَا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيَّ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يُهَرْوِلُ حَتَّى صَافَحَنِي وَهَنَّأَنِي.
‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught me the Tashahhud while my two palms were between the palms of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). And Ka’b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I entered the mosque and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was sitting there. Talhah bin ‘Ubaidullah got up quickly and came towards me and shook hands with me and congratulated me (on the acceptance of my repentance).
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ لِأَنَسٍ : " أَكَانَتِ الْمُصَافَحَةُ فِي أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ " .
Narrated Qatada: I asked Anas, "Was it a custom of the companions of the Prophet to shake hands with one another?" He said, "Yes."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
From this hadith, the practice of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) of shaking hands when meeting each other is established; when they used to meet, they would shake hands. There is great virtue mentioned regarding this in the hadith. Thus, it is narrated from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib (radi Allahu anhuma) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When two Muslims meet and then shake hands, before they part ways, both of them are forgiven.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Adab, Hadith: 5212)
(2)
In any case, Muslims meeting each other happily and shaking hands is a means of increasing mutual love and of forgiveness of sins from Allah, the Exalted. Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has written that from this general practice of shaking hands, an unrelated woman and a handsome beardless youth are excluded. One should not shake hands with them, because countless tribulations arise from this.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/66)
(1)
From this hadith, the practice of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) of shaking hands when meeting each other is established; when they used to meet, they would shake hands. There is great virtue mentioned regarding this in the hadith. Thus, it is narrated from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib (radi Allahu anhuma) that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“When two Muslims meet and then shake hands, before they part ways, both of them are forgiven.”
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Adab, Hadith: 5212)
(2)
In any case, Muslims meeting each other happily and shaking hands is a means of increasing mutual love and of forgiveness of sins from Allah, the Exalted. Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has written that from this general practice of shaking hands, an unrelated woman and a handsome beardless youth are excluded. One should not shake hands with them, because countless tribulations arise from this.
(Fath al-Bari: 11/66)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6263
