Meeting of Two Muslims Forgive Sins Before They Depart

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الأَجْلَحِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيَتَصَافَحَانِ إِلاَّ غُفِرَ لَهُمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَفْتَرِقَا ‏"‏ 

Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Two Muslims will not meet and shake hands unless having their sins forgiven before they separate.

(Sunan Abi Daud No: 5212) 

Status: Hadis Sahih

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:5212 

Learnings:

1. Take the opportunity in conjunction with this Syawal to visit each other and meet each other face to face 

2. When meeting fellow Muslims, take the opportunity to shake hands (make sure it is not of the opposite sex which is prohibited). 

3. May Allah forgive the sins of two Muslims who meet and shake hands, before they depart. 

Let us take the opportunity in this glorious Syawal to shake hands and forgive each other. Words of Allah SWT 

...وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلا تُحِبُونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلْلَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ 

"...And let them pardon and forgive. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Surah An-Nur verse 22: [24:22]