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[Machine] It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, should we greet each other when we meet?" He said, "No." He said, "Should we hold each other's hands?" He said, "No." He said, "Should we shake hands?" He said, "Yes, and this is something that Hanzhala As-Sudai used to do exclusively, and it was left by Yahya Al-Qattan to imitate him. And Allah knows best."  

البيهقي:١٣٥٧٣وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُقْرِئِ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثنا حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ؓ قَالَ

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيَنْحَنِي بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ إِذَا الْتَقَيْنَا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَيَلْتَزِمُ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَيُصَافِحُ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَهَذَا يَتَفَرَّدُ بِهِ حَنْظَلَةُ السَّدُوسِيُّ وَقَدْ كَانَ اخْتَلَطَ تَرَكَهُ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ لِاخْتِلَاطِهِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ