Al-Kāfi - The Book of Social Manners

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Social Manners َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ جَ٠ِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَقْسِ٠ُ لَحَظَاتِهِ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى ذَا وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَى ذَا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ قَالَ وَلَ٠ْ يَبْسُطْ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) رِجْلَيْهِ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ قَطُّ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيُصَافِحُهُ الرَّجُلُ فَ٠َا يَتْرُكُ رَسُولُ الله (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وآلِه) يَدَهُ ٠ِنْ يَدِهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ هُوَ التَّارِكَ فَلَ٠َّا فَطَنُوا لِذَلِكَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا صَافَحَهُ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ فَنَزَعَهَا ٠1.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al- Washsha’ from Jamil ibn Darraj from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah would look to every one of his companions in equal proportions of time. He would look to this and then to that person. The Messenger of Allah was never seen stretching his legs in a gathering of his companions.

When he would shake hands, with a person, the Messenger of Allah would not pull back his hand before the other man. When they noticed it thereafter a man shaking hands with him would pull his hand away quickly.” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (12/577))