Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Shaking Hands And Hugging After The Eid Salaah

· 28 Ramadan 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

After the eid prayers people do Musafahah by telling Eid Mubarak and hug each other three time shoulder to shoulder.

Please clarify whether this system is correct and please inform me that what is the sunnat system of greeting after Eid prayers.

Answer

The customary hugging and shaking of hands that takes place after Eid Salah is a Bid’ah and Makrooh. It is a custom of the Shias. Hence, it should be fully abstained from.

Fundamentally, it is permissible to say Eid Mubarak (without regarding these specific words as a Sunnah).

It would however, be preferable to instead say تقبل الله منا ومنك which means that “May Allah Ta’aala accept our and your Ibaadaat.” It is narrated that the Sahabah Radiallahu Anhum would greet each other with these latter words on the day of Eid. Hafiz Ibn Hajar Rahimahullah has dedicated a whole booklet by the name of جزء في التهنئة في الاعياد with regard to the saying of تقبل الله منا ومنك on the day of Eid.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

شامي ج ٢ ص ١٦٩

فتاوی رشیدیه ص۱۰۲

امداد الفتاوى مولانا اشرف علی تھانوی ج ١ ص ٥٥٧

فتاوى شيخ الاسلام مولانا حسين احمد مدنی ص ١٦٨

فتاوی دار العلوم دیوبند مفتی شفیع ص ١٨٦

فتاوی دار العلوم دیوبند مفتی عزیز الرحمن ص۱۲۸

فتاوى محموديه (فاروقية) ١٥٣/٣-١٤٦

امداد الاحكام ج ۱ ص۱۸۸

فتاوی رحیمیه ج ۲ ص ۱۱۱

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Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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Source: Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville — https://www.iftadua.co.za/shaking-hands-and-hugging-after-the-eid-salaah/21151/
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/azaadville-21151

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