It is narrated from Abu Dawood, he says: I met Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he greeted me with salam, held my hand, smiled, and said: Do you know why I did this with you? I said: I do not know! But I am certain that whatever you have done, there must be goodness in it. Then he said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met me and he did the same with me as I have done with you, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me in the same way as you have asked me. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When two Muslims meet and one of them greets his companion with salam and holds his hand, but this action is only for the sake of Allah Almighty, then they do not separate until Allah Almighty forgives them.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that a hadith reached me from a man who had heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So I bought a mount, then I tied a saddle on it and traveled for a month until I reached him in Syria. He was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Unais (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to the doorkeeper: Tell Abdullah that Jabir is present at the door to meet him. He asked: Jabir, the son of Abdullah? I said: Yes. So he came out, trampling his garment, and he embraced me and I embraced him. Then I said: I have received a hadith from you (I have come to hear it directly), then he mentioned a long hadith.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tomorrow, people will come to you whose hearts are even more tender towards Islam than yours." Then the people of the Ash'ari tribe came, among whom was Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). When they neared Madinah Munawwarah, they began to recite this rajaz: "Tomorrow we will meet our beloved ones, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his group..." When they arrived, they shook hands; they were the first people to introduce the practice of handshaking.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umaymah bint Ruqayyqah (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I, along with other women, went to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we pledged allegiance to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took our pledge on the principles stated in the Holy Qur’an, that we would not associate anything with Allah (up to the end of the verse). But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said that you should act upon these conditions to the extent of your ability and strength. We said: Allah and His Messenger are more merciful to us than our own selves. We asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why do you not shake hands with us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I do not shake hands with non-mahram women. My taking a pledge from a hundred women is the same as taking a pledge from one woman.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not shake hands with women at the time of taking the pledge (bay‘ah).

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take the pledge of allegiance from women only verbally, and he would take the pledge on this verse that women will not associate anything with Allah... The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of any woman, except for the woman whom he (peace and blessings be upon him) owned.

Abdur Rahman says: My father and his companions stopped at the place of Rabdhah; they were going with the intention of Hajj. They were informed that the companion of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him), was also there. So we went to him, greeted him with salam, and then asked him some questions. He said: I pledged allegiance to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with my own hand. Then he showed us his fleshy palm, so we got up towards him and kissed both his hands.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: This is about one of the expeditions sent by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I myself was in it. People started to flee, and I was among those who ran away. Then we said: What should we do now? We have fled from battle and returned with the wrath of Allah. Then we said: Now let us enter Madinah and spend the night inside. But then it occurred to us that we should present ourselves before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). If repentance is accepted, then fine; otherwise, we will leave. So, before the Fajr prayer, we reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he came out, he asked: Who are these people? We said: It is us, those who have fled from battle and come back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, no, rather you are those who have returned towards fighting, and I am your helper, and I am the refuge and helper of all Muslims. So we drew near to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and kissed his hand.

Sayyiduna Khuzaymah bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I saw in a dream that I was kissing the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I went and informed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) presented himself to him, and he kissed the blessed forehead of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Jews of Banu Qurayza agreed to the decision of Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), (meaning whatever decision he would make, they would accept it). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), so he came riding on a donkey, and when he reached near the mosque, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stand up for your leader (and help him dismount from the donkey)." Then he said: "O Sa'd! These Jews of Banu Qurayza have agreed to your decision." He said: "I decide that their warriors be killed and their children (and women) be taken captive." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Sa'd, you have indeed given the decision which is the decision of Allah, the Sovereign."