Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is there any Dalleel for placing one's hand on one's chest after shaking hands with a brother?

· 15 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 10592English

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Is there any Dalleel for placing one's hand on one's chest after shaking hands with a brother?

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It is not correct to regard the placing of the hands on one?s chest after shaking the hands as compulsory. There is no basis in Shari?ah for such a practise.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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