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Sunnats of Greeting – Part Twenty Three
29. When two Muslims meet, then after salaam, they should make musaafahah (shake hands). Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) has said that the completion of greeting one’s Muslim brother at the time of meeting him is that he makes musaafahah with him after salaam.
عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: من تمام التحية الأخذ باليد (سنن الترمذي الرقم: 2730)
Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “(When two Muslims meet) then the completion of their greeting (each other with salaam) is that they make musaafahah with each other.”