Question
Is the practice of shaking hands and hugging after Eid Salaat Sunnah? One reason given is that it creates unity.
Answer
Shaking hands and hugging after Eid Salaat are bid'ah. Why don't they shake hands before Eid Salaat? The practice of shaking hands after every Salaat is also bid'ah. Confound the imaginary 'unity' erected on the foundations of haraam. Such imagination may not be employed to add rules to the Shariah.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 08
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