Question
In our country (Ghana) it is a custom for musallis to shake hands immediately after Salaat. It is an ingrained custom. They sometimes even offer their hand to a person still reciting Tashahhud. Is this a Sunnah practice?
Answer
The hand-shaking practice described by you is bid'ah. It is an innovation which is not permissible.
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 10
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Appears under IJTIMAS (approximate).