אות - קפג

I heard in his name that he said: immediately when someone comes to him and he gives him greeting and extends his hand to his hand (as is the world's custom when giving greeting) — then immediately he knows everything that has passed that person. And he offered a hint for this: "Hand to hand — the evil one shall not go unpunished" (Proverbs 11:21) — meaning: immediately when he extends "hand to hand" — that is, the greeting — then "the evil shall not go unpunished" — for immediately it is revealed to him everything. And I also already heard a little of this. And he did this with offhand ease, and it was considered in his eyes as a simple and light matter — what he knows about each and every person according to how they are from beginning to end — all they have done and all that has passed them etc. And he said that without knowledge through the path of attainment — one can also understand and know through wisdom. For one can understand from the words of the person. Also there are many signs. And he said that through the nose one can recognize the adulterer (361). Also he said that through the belt one can recognize his faith — whether his faith is complete. And similarly there are other signs. And several people came before him and he told them what they had done. 361. RAK: See Tikkunei Zohar 70. Zohar Chadash 36.