To Shake or not to Shake: That is the Question

[Based]

Why not?

I don't understand the logic behind having 4 apparently contradictory schools of thought that are all apparently "orthodox", yet being told not to pick and choose which supposedly orthodox practices you wish to adhere to.

[gedo_gurl]

lol, your post is cute. A hand shake is one time go, the problem i have is looking into people's eyes. Normally, we should not do that per our religion but when you are at the work surrounded by non-Muslims then that is a challenge.


When I am around asians, i do the hindu hand bow and head nod/bow.

[eliteSomali]

I avoid as much as possible and if I must, I wash my hands afterwards. Gaalo are disgusting folks. The girls probably have a little bit of xaar under their long finger nails, n the niggas probably masturbate all the time.

[DisplacedDiraac]

Exactly, touch is in the same context. We don't know in which way it was said hence why the schools of Islamic thought have decoded it.

But drink as in alcohol, just as touch means sexual contact.

.. Forget it.

Bare in mind, if you want to follow one you must follow it completely, picking and mixing is not allowed.

Please stop it..
One should not strictly follow one madhab only..
You can have a 'core' madhab you follow.. But you should be open to other views in case they have stronger evidences..
Some even follow all four madhab.. and pick and chose the one with the strongest evidence presented.

[hydrogen]

My bad, I must of read it read that for an unreliable source, here is what a Islamic site had to say of the matter: "Fourthly: Whoever does not have the ability to derive rulings himself is permitted to follow one whom he feels comfortable following. If he is not comfortable following him then he should ask until he finds someone with whom he is comfortable. "

[abdikarim86]

Why not?

I don't understand the logic behind having 4 apparently contradictory schools of thought that are all apparently "orthodox", yet being told not to pick and choose which supposedly orthodox practices you wish to adhere to.

Who told you, you can't choose?
The Schools of Law and the Schools of theology/though are equivalent
aka within the realm of Islamic orthodoxy.

Anyone who says otherwise is talking shit.

And to honest they're not that contradictory, difference are the nitty gritty stuff
whereas the major themes prayer, tawhiid etc are in agreement

[FarhanYare]

Gacmaha dadka waan ka wuswusa anigu, xita hada y diinta baneen laheyd waligay anigu qof gacanti ma taabten.

Lol i take it you've never done french kiss

[Leftist]

Nigga calls himself Leftist yet is a blatant reactionary

You probably don't know the meaning of either term, Jim-Bob, but let's say you do. It's ironic coming from a guy who sincerely believes he can hop on a plane to Mauritania, put down $999.99 and buy a couple of slaves(non-refundable, two-for-one).

As they say, "Irony is wasted on the stupid"

[Leftist]

Granpa,

You tryna tell me that when you were interviewing for that security job, you wouldn't or didn't shake hands with the person doing the interviewing if/because she was a woman? Waryaa C'mon Son.

Fiqh issues aside, I think it's pretty clear that most everybody, even those who hold the view that shaking hands are forbidden, will shake hands when something important is on the line.

Here's the Yasir-Mona handshake story:

http://www.monaeltahawy.com/blog/?p=99

At a coffee break soon after the panel, I ran into Yasir, fresh from an hour-long meeting with one of the liberal women I had heard he didn’t want to meet. He looked stunned.

“But did you shake her hand?” asked another attendee after Yasir told us of the meeting.

“Yes.”

It was my turn to be stunned: “You shake women’s hands? I didn’t offer mine on the plane because I wasn’t sure.”

Yasir stuck his hand out for a firm shake.

[OliveOil]

War waxaas waxaa ka daran, I cannot look a Muslim man in the eye. I always knew that I was a shy person but never this shy acuudubilaah. If I look at him while he is looking at me, it won't take more than like 7 seconds camal....then I will look back at him after I turn away....pretending to look at something else

[Lillaahiya]

^

Walle threadkan wa mashruuc

[OliveOil]

lol maxaad ku qososhay?

[Lillaahiya]

Dee threadkana waxay ku saabsan tahay salaanta, qaar ahaan kan gacanta lays dhiibo, adiguna waxaaba tidhi nimanka maba eegi karo Qof kalena wuxuu odhan doona "markaan socdo, kor ma eego ba, markaasan gidaaraha jiida"

[Keyblade]

Dee threadkana waxay ku saabsan tahay salaanta, qaar ahaan kan gacanta lays dhiibo, adiguna waxaaba tidhi nimanka maba eegi karo Qof kalena wuxuu odhan doona "markaan socdo, kor ma eego ba, markaasan gidaaraha jiida"

[OliveOil]

Dee waa wax maskaxtayda ku soo dhacday....in aan nila wadaago baan rabay. See camal? LOL