بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Imam Bukhari Rahimahullah in the Chapter "Book of Asking Permission" titles it as
(28) Chapter: The shaking of hands with both the hands and records the following Hadith:
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught me the Tashah-hud as he taught me a Sura from the Qur'an, while my hand was between his hands. (Tashah-hud was) all the best compliments and the prayers and the good things are for Allah. Peace and Allah's Mercy and Blessings be on you, O Prophet! Peace be on us and on the pious slaves of Allah, I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I also testify that Muhammad is Allah's slave and His Apostle. (We used to recite this in the prayer) during the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) , but when he had died, we used to say, "Peace be on the Prophet." Sahih al-Bukhari 6265
http://sunnah.com/bukhari/79/39
Also noted in Muslim:
Ibn Mas'ud is reported to have said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught me tashahhud taking my hand within his palms, in the same way as he taught me a Sura of the Qur'an, and he narrated it as narrated above. Sahih Muslim 402 e (
http://sunnah.com/muslim/4/63)
From the Ta'been we come to know the following athar:
It was narrated from Hammaad ibn Zayd that he shook hands with ‘Abd-Allaah ibn al-Mubaarak using both hands, as is stated in a mu’allaq report in Saheeh al-Bukhaari (p. 1206)
According to some Hanafi and Maaliki fuqaha’, that it is mustahabb to shake hands using both hands
The important thing is to greet your brother with “salâm” and to shake his hand. Because of the following Hadith:
Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands having their sins forgiven them before they separate.
Sunan Abi Dawud 5212, Book of General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) Sahih (Al-Albani)
More knowledgeable and More pious people like Ta'been Hammad Ibn Zayd (rah) and Abdhullah Ibn Mubarak (Rah) understood as shaking with both hands.
Imam Bukhari understood as shaking with both hands and titles it as "shaking with Both Hands" (باب الأَخْذِ بِالْيَدَيْنِ)
There is more possibility of this understanding is correct, as this is how Hanafi and Maaliki fuqaha say it is mustahabb to shake hands using both hands
How a Muslim should shake hands
Question: What is the proper manner according to the Sunnah of shaking hands when greeting someone? Should one hand or both hands be used? I heard that there is a hadith in Sahîh al-Bukhârî that both hands should be used. Is it wrong or an innovation to opt for the customary way of shaking hands found in one’s culture when that way differs from the way of the Prophet (peace be upon him)?
Answered by : the Fatwa Department Research Committee - chaired by Sheikh `Abd al-Wahhâb al-Turayrî
Shaking hands is a Sunnah. However it is not a formal act of worship like prayer and fasting that must be performed in a specific way. Therefore, the question of innovation does not come into play here. We believe that the manner of shaking hands is something to be done according to customs of the people.
It is well-known that in some eastern societies, when someone uses two hands in welcoming his counterpart, it is an indication of affection towards him. In some parts of the Arab world, it is customary to greet a person by placing the left hand on the other person’s elbow when shaking his hand. In parts of the Sudan, it is the custom to first place one’s hand on his counterpart’s shoulder before taking his hand.
The important thing is to greet your brother with “salâm” and to shake his hand.
Al-Bukhârî has a chapter in his Sahîh entited “The Chapter of Shaking Hands” in which he records the following hadîth:
Ka`b b. Mâlik narrates: “I entered the mosque and thereupon I found Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). Then Talhah b. `Ubayd Allah stood up and rushed over to me to shake my hand and greet me.”
Qatadah narrates that he asked Anas: “Had the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) been in the custom of shaking hands?” and that Anas told him that they were. [Sahîh al-Bukhârî (6263)]
Right after this chapter on shaking hands, al-Bukhârî comes with another chapter entitled “The Chapter of Clasping with Two Hands”. At least, this is how the chapter heading is given in most editions of Sahîh al-Bukhârî. In some editions it reads: “The Chapter of Clasping with the Hand”.
Under this chapter heading, there is only a single narration that pertains to the issue of handshaking. It states that Hamâd b. Zayd shook Ibn al-Mubârak’s hand by taking it with his two hands.
Al-Bukhârî does not mention under this chapter heading any hadîth attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) about shaking hands.
The matter is an open one. And Allah knows best.
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