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ahmad:13044 – Marwān b. Muʿāwiyah > Ḥanẓalah b. ʿAbdullāh al-Sadūsī > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "A man said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should one of us bow to his friend?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'No.' He asked, 'Should he then kiss him?' He said, 'No.' He asked, 'Should he then shake his hand?' He said, 'Yes, if he wishes.'"  

أحمد:١٣٠٤٤ – حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ السَّدُوسِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحَدُنَا يَلْقَى صَدِيقَهُ أَيَنْحَنِي لَهُ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا قَالَ فَيَلْتَزِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَيُصَافِحُهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ شَاءَ  

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tirmidhi:2728 – Sūwayd > ʿAbdullāh > Ḥanẓalah b. ʿUbaydullāh > Anas b. Mālik

that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! When a man among us meets his brother or his friend should he bow to him?" He said: "No." The man continued: "Should he embrace him and kiss him?" He said: "No." He said: "Should he take his hand and shake it?" He said: "Yes."  

Abū ʿĪsá said that this Ḥadīth is Ḥasan.
الترمذي:٢٧٢٨ – حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا يَلْقَى أَخَاهُ أَوْ صَدِيقَهُ أَيَنْحَنِي لَهُ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَيَلْتَزِمُهُ وَيُقَبِّلُهُ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَيَأْخُذُ بِيَدِهِ وَيُصَافِحُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

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