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4. When two friends greet each other with a handshake, and recite Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī upon the Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), then their sins of the future and the past will be forgiven before they move apart. (Shu’ab-ul-Īmān lil-Bayĥaqī, vol. 6, pp. 471, Ḥadīš 8944)
5. If possible, recite the following supplication also during a handshake having recited Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī: يَغۡفِرُ اللّٰهُ لَنَا وَلَكُمۡ i.e. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgive you and me!
6. The supplication that two Muslims make during a handshake will be answered, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ and they will be forgiven before the hands separate, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Musnad Imām Aḥmad Bin Ḥanbal, vol. 4, pp. 286, Ḥadīš 12454)
7. To shake hands with each other eliminates enmity.
8. The Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated, ‘Any Muslim who greets his brother with a handshake, and they feel no envy for each other, then Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will forgive the past sins of both of them before the hands separate. And, anyone who looks at his Muslim brother out of affection, and feels no envy, then the past sins of both of them will be forgiven before the sight is over.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, vol. 9, pp. 57)
9. One can shake hands no matter how many times he meets [the other].
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