Kissing-Hands Feet

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

KISSING OF HANDS AND FEET IN ISLAM

Umm Aban, daughter of al-Wazi ibn Zari narrated that her grandfather Zari al-Abdi, who was a member of the delegation of Abd al-Qays, said: “When we came to Medina, we raced to be first to dismount and kiss the HAND AND FOOT of Allah’s Apostle (saws). But al-Mundhir al-Ashajj waited until he came to the bundle of his clothes. He put on his two garments and then he went to the Prophet (saws).(Abu Dawud vol. 4, p. 357 # 5225), Bayhaqi (7:102), Tabarani al-Mujam al-Kabir (vol. 5, p. 275 # 5313)

Narrated Safwan bin Assal (ra) Once, two Jews came to Prophet (saws) and asked him a question. The Prophet (saws) answered them. Thereafter, they kissed the HANDS AND FEET of the Prophet (saws) and told him that they bear testimony that he is Nabi. (Nasai in as-Sunan (vol. 7, p. 111 # 4078)

Narrated by Ummul Momineen Aisha (raا) who said: When the Messenger of Allah (saws) entered her home, she stood up to welcome him and kissed his blessed hand. (Abu Dawood). 

Imam al-Ghazzali (ra) states that Haddrat Abu Ubaida bin Jarrah (ra) kissed the hand of Hadrat Umar Farouk  (ra). ( Keemya-e-Sa’adat and Awaariful Mu’aarif ).

Ibn Kathir, the Famous student of  Ibn Taymiyya writes a Hadith in the exegesis of verse 101, Sura Al-Maida that Prophet (saws) got annoyed over something: “Then Umar (ra) stood up and kissed the blessed feet of the Prophet (saws) and said: O’Messenger of Allah (saws), we are pleased with Allah (swt) being Sustainer, you being the Prophet (saws), Islam being the Deen and the Holy Quran being the Guide. Forgive us.  Allah (swt) would further be pleased with you. So Umar (ra) kept on saying it till the Prophet (saws) became pleased.”

Ibn Hajar in his commentary on the collated accounts of this Hadith (Fath al-Bari 1989 ed. 13:335)  said “there is evidence in this Hadith for (the following issues)”.

(a) The Companions’ close observation of the states of the Prophet (saws) and the intensity of their fear when he became angry, lest it result in a matter that would become generalized and extend to all of them.

(b) Umar’s (ra) confidence in the Prophet’s (saws) love.

(c) The permissibility of kissing the foot of a person.

(d) The permissibility of anger in exhortation.

(e) The student’s kneeling in front of the one who benefits him.

(f) The follower’s kneeling before the one followed if he asks him for a certain need.

(g) The lawfulness of seeking refuge from dissension when something occurs which might result in its fore shadowing.

(h) The use of pairing (subjects) in dua in (Umar- ra) words: Forgive (us), and Allah (swt) will be further pleased with you (fa’fu  af ‘allahu  anka).”

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

Make sure you forward this to others .