Jadwal for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 13 February 2020

1.       Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

2.       Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

3.       Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

Total duration: 15 minutes

Remaining Sunnahs and etiquette of shaking hands

   *While shaking hands; if possible, recite the following Du’a as well after reciting Salat-‘Alan-Nabi:

یَغْفِرُ  اللّٰہُ  لَـنَا  وَ لَـکُمْ

May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgive me and you.

   *The Du’a that two Muslims make while shaking hands willاِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه  be answered and both will be forgiven before their hands are separated, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه. (Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, vol. 4, pp. 286, Hadees 12454)

   *Shaking hands with each other removes enmity.

   *The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘The Muslim who shakes hands with his brother whilst they have no hatred in their heart for each other, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will forgive their past sins before their hands are separated, and whoever looks at his Muslim brother with affection and does not have hatred for him in his heart, then the past sins of both of them will be forgiven before he looks away.’ (Kanz-ul-‘Ummal, vol. 9, pp. 57)

   *You can shake hands every time you meet.

   *It is not Sunnah for both to just shake hands by using one hand each. The Sunnah is to use both hands for a handshake.

   *Some people just touch their fingers; this is not the Sunnah either.