Why Anas Rubbed His Hands With Oil

['Abd al-Baari]

Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh,

I sometimes see brothers doing this, and I thought it was nice to find this narration supporting it as a practice of the Companions. In al-Bukhari’s ‘al-Adab al-Mufrad’ (1012), it’s reported from Thabit al-Bunani that he said:

“When Anas would wake up, he would rub sweetly scented oil on his hands for when he would shake hands with his brothers.”

This was authenticated by al-Albani in ‘Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad’ (774).

Husayn al-’Awayshah commented: “This shows how eager they were to make their brothers happy and pleasant.”

Translated by Abu Sabayya

:w:

[truemuslim]

mashallah bro
i never knew that
thanks for sharing :)

[Periwinkle18]

JazakAllah for sharing.

[suffiyan007]

hmm...maybe Anas soften his skin and give a good salam to people...mashaallah!
maybe olive oil...a good sunnah nabi saw

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[The Khan]

Jazakallah, that was very informing :-)

[kwolney01]

You should always try your best to please others as well as Allah!!

Thanks for sharing brother!!

I wish you the best