Chosen Islamic Manners

'Whoever speaks to you before giving you the Salam do not respond to him.' (At-Tabarani)
*It is of the Sunnah that one greets those in a sitting before he leaves it. The Prophet () said:

'If one of you completes the sitting let him give Salam. If one wants to stand up to leave let him give Salam.' (Tirmidthi)
*One should wear nice smelling perfume on his hand. Thabit al-Banani said that Anas b. Malik () would perfume his hand to shake the hands of his brothers.'
*Sheik Islam b. Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about shaking hands after the Fard prayers, and he said: 'Shaking the hands after the prayer is not of the Sunnah, rather it is a Bid'ah (religious innovation).'

Al-Izz b. Abdus-Salam, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 'Shaking the hands after the Fajr and Asr prayer is an act of Bid'ah, except for one who is coming to sit with the one whom he is shaking his hands. The Prophet () used to come after the prayer and say the Dhikr and seek forgiveness from Allah three times and then leave.

*An incorrect practice in relation to Salam is that one does not greet the other if they are separated for a short period of time. The proof that one should give Salam to his brother even if he has given it to him momentarily before, is the hadeeth of the one who could not perform his prayer properly. Imam an-Nawawi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Chapter: The praiseworthiness of giving the Salam to the one who another has seen before a short period of time, for example giving Salam to another if they are separated on a path by a tree.'
*There are greetings mentioned in the Shariah other than Salam, such as Marhaba. It is best that one use these other greetings along with the Salam. One should not use these other greetings independently. Ibn Abbas () said that when the delegation of Abdul-Qais came to the Prophet () he said to them: 'Marhaba (welcome) members of this delegation; you have come with honor and you will not be sorry.' They said: 'O Messenger of Allah () we are from Rabiah. We are related to the tribe of Mudar. We cannot reach you except in the sacred month; therefore order us with a command that will admit us into Jannah and with which we can call those who are in our village…’ (Bukhari)