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He was also asked about shaking hands immediately after prayer: “Is it a sunnah or not?”
He replied:
Praise be to Allah. Shaking hands immediately after prayer is not a sunnah; rather, it is an innovation. And Allah knows best.
وَسُئِلَ:
عَنْ الْمُصَافَحَةِ عَقِيبَ الصَّلَاةِ:
هَلْ هِيَ سُنَّةٌ أَمْ لَا؟ .
فَأَجَابَ:
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الْمُصَافَحَةُ عَقِيبَ الصَّلَاةِ لَيْسَتْ مَسْنُونَةً بَلْ هِيَ بِدْعَةٌ وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.