Hadith on Shaking Hands
9 sayings
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The reward of shaking hands with each other is equal to the reward of a soldier in the way of Allah.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 237 · permalink
Verily I do not shake hands with women
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 475; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 842 · permalink
When you meet each other, receive each other with the greeting of peace (salam) and a handshake, and when you part company, do so by seeking each other's forgiveness
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 181, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
Shake hands with each other for verily the handshake takes away resentment
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 158, no. 149; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
Shake hands with each other for verily it takes away rancour.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 165, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
When a man shakes his companion's hand, the one who holds on the longest has the greater reward than the one who lets go. Indeed sins fall off from between them [as a result of it] until finally no sin remains
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 181, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
The [early] Muslims were such that when they went on conquests with the Prophet (SAWA) and traversed through dense forests, as they would come back out into the open, they would look at each other and shake each other's hands.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 181, no. 12; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
When the Prophet (SAWA) used to shake someone's hand, he would never be the first to let go, until the other person let go of his hand
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 182, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 841 · permalink
As for any woman whom one can marry [i.e. not one's immediate relative], one must not shake her hand except from under a cloth, nor clasp her palm
al-Kafi, v. 5, p. 525, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 842 · permalink