Hadith on Greetings: Shaking hands, hugging after long journey

Anas reported: If the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, met each other, they would shake hands. If they had returned from a journey, they would embrace each other.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 97

Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا تَلاقَوْا تَصَافَحُوا وَإِذَا قَدِمُوا مِنْ سَفَرٍ تَعَانَقُوا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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