What Is The Ruling Upon Specifying The Day Of 'Eid For Shaking Hands?
Question:
[The questioner] mentions that it has become a habitual and customary practice of the people that they [specifically] shake each others hands on the Day of 'Eid and we do not know if any evidence exists for this [practice] within the legislation or is it just a custom?
Answer:
This is not established from the Prophet (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÚáì Âáå æ Óáã), further the handshake is something which is desired at all times. There is a hadith reported in Jaami' at-Tirmidhee from the Prophet (Õáì Çááå Úáíå
There are no two Muslims who meet each other shaking each others hands except they will be forgiven. or with the likes of this meaning.
So the handshake is desired, as for specifying it to the Day of 'Eid, singling it out from the rest of the days then this is not from Sunnah (Prophetic tradition) and this innovated affair will not cease except by people having understanding of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÚáì Âáå æÓáã). And it is incumbent upon the Caller to Allaah that he begins with the most important then the most important after that, so he prohibits them from what they have in terms of shirk and that they encourage them with submission to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the His Messenger (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÚáì Âáå æÓáã) in seeking knowledge so that the people gain understanding of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÚáì Âáå æÓáã).
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee
Qurratul-'Ayn Fee Ajwibati Qaa'id al-'Allaabee wa Ashaab al-'Udayn, p22, Daarul-Quds Print.
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Translated by Abu 'Abdillaah al-Kashmiri
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