Shaking Hands with One's Wife and an Elderly Woman and Its Effect on the Ablution
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The questioner:
Does shaking hands with one's wife invalidate the ablution?
The Shaykh:
Touching one's wife without a barrier while in a state of desire invalidates the ablution if there is desire, but if there is no desire, it does not invalidate the ablution. Yes.
The questioner:
If a man shakes hands with his uncle's wife or an elderly woman, and they are all elderly.
The Shaykh:
He does not shake her hand; he does not shake the hand of any woman other than his wife. If he wants to greet her, he greets her with words and does not shake her hand. Yes.
Does shaking hands with one's wife invalidate the ablution?
The Shaykh:
Touching one's wife without a barrier while in a state of desire invalidates the ablution if there is desire, but if there is no desire, it does not invalidate the ablution. Yes.
The questioner:
If a man shakes hands with his uncle's wife or an elderly woman, and they are all elderly.
The Shaykh:
He does not shake her hand; he does not shake the hand of any woman other than his wife. If he wants to greet her, he greets her with words and does not shake her hand. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (160) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:16)
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