What is the reference of this narration?
المصافحة تزيد في المودة
‘Shaking hands increases love’
Answer:
Imam Abu Bakr Ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahullah) has recorded this as the statement of Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah). The narration should be quoted as such.
(Kitabul Ikhwan, Hadith: 120. Also see: Ithafus Sadah Al Muttaqin, vol. 6 pg. 280)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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