What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shake hands with a woman who is not a mahram. It is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched a woman’s hand, not one who was lawful for him, but rather he would take the pledge of allegiance from women by speech. So it is not permissible to touch or shake hands with any woman, whoever she is, except for one’s mahrams. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shake hands with a woman who is not a mahram. It is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched a woman’s hand, not one who was lawful for him, but rather he would take the pledge of allegiance from women by speech. So it is not permissible to touch or shake hands with any woman, whoever she is, except for one’s mahrams. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [495 -939] ما حكم مصافحة المرأة الأجنبية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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