his hand or a part of his garment over his mouth, and would lower—or muffle—the sound with it. (The narrator was uncertain about the exact wording.) Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who classified it as ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.

888 – Abū Mūsā (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Jews used to sneeze in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hoping he would say to them, “May Allah have mercy on you.” Instead, he would say, “May Allah guide you and set your affairs aright.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ.

889 – Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “When any one of you yawns, let him place his hand over his mouth, for Satan enters.” Reported by Muslim.

143 – Chapter: The recommendation to shake hands upon meeting, to greet with a cheerful face, to kiss the hand of a righteous man, to kiss one’s child out of compassion, to embrace someone returning from travel, and the disapproval of bowing.

890 – Abū al-Khaṭṭāb Qatādah said: I asked Anas, “Did the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ use to shake hands?” He replied, “Yes.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.

891 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the people of Yemen arrived, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “The people of Yemen have come to you, and they were the first to introduce the practice of shaking hands.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain of transmission.

892 – al-Barāʾ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Whenever two Muslims meet and shake hands, they are forgiven before they part.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd.

893 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man asked, “O Messenger of Allah, when one of us meets his brother or friend, should he bow to him?” He replied, “No.” The man asked, “Should he embrace him and kiss him?” He said, “No.” The man then asked, “Should he take his hand and shake it?” He replied, “Yes.” Reported by al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan.