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Is it a Sunnah to greet with assalamualaikum and shake hands to brothers to your left and right in the row after the iqama and before the prayer has started?

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Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

Shaking hands is Sunnah when you meet someone. However, if you already greeted him, or it becomes a fixed routine with whoever stands beside you after the iqama, then it is not from the Sunnah.

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