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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 777

42. Greeting

الأدب المفرد

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Shaking Hands

بَابُ الْمُصَافَحَةِ

777
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Hasan (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شَيْبَةَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُبَاتَةَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ قَالَ‏:‏ رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُصَافِحُ النَّاسَ، فَسَأَلَنِي‏:‏ مَنْ أَنْتَ‏؟‏ فَقُلْتُ‏:‏ مَوْلًى لِبَنِي لَيْثٍ، فَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ‏:‏ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ‏.‏
Salama ibn Wardan said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik shake hands with some people and he asked me, 'And who are you?' I said, 'The mawla of the Banu Layth.' He stroked my head three times and said, 'May Allah bless you.'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 966
In-book : Book 42, Hadith 2
English translation : Book 42, Hadith 966