Remaining Sunan and etiquettes of shaking hands and hugging

1. Shaking hands removes animosity between people.^[1]

2. It is not a sunnah to use only one hand when shaking hands; it is a sunnah to use both hands. Some people only touch their fingers together; this is also not from the Sunnah.^[2]

3. When shaking hands, it is from the Sunnah to not have anything, like a handkerchief, in between; the palms should touch. Each person should make both of their right hands touch in a way that the right hand of each of them is between both hands of the other.^[3]

4. When shaking hands, each person should lightly squeeze the thumb of the other person. The wisdom behind this is that the thumb contains a vein that creates love when squeezed.^[4]

5. Some people kiss their own hand after shaking hands; this is makrūh (disliked).^[5]

6. It is a sunnah to hug.^[6]

7. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم welcomed Sayyidunā JaꜤfar b. Abī Ṭālib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ by hugging him and kissing him between his eyes.^[7]

8. It is a tradition for Muslims to hug after Eid salah, and this is a way of expressing happiness. Hugging is permissible, so long as it does not result in tribulation, such as hugging an attractive young boy.^[8]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد