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Salaat The Majlis Vol 24 No 10, p.3

In our country (Ghana) it is a custom for musallis to shake hands immediately after Salaat.

Question

In our country (Ghana) it is a custom for musallis to shake hands immediately after Salaat. It is an ingrained custom. They sometimes even offer their hand to a person still reciting Tashahhud. Is this a Sunnah practice?

Answer

The hand-shaking practice described by you is bid'ah. It is an innovation which is not permissible.

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