What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly woman who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry)?
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Question:
What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly woman who is not a mahram? The person asking this question is the listener Abu al-Husayn Ali Husayn Ahmad al-Qurawi or al-Furawi from Yemen.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a man to shake hands with a woman who is not lawful for him and is not among his mahram (relatives one may not marry); because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him, and he only took the pledge of allegiance from women by words, not by shaking hands; due to the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that. Even if she is advanced in age, it is not permissible for him to shake hands with anyone except his mahram or a woman who is lawful for him. Yes.
What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly woman who is not a mahram? The person asking this question is the listener Abu al-Husayn Ali Husayn Ahmad al-Qurawi or al-Furawi from Yemen.
Answer:
It is not permissible for a man to shake hands with a woman who is not lawful for him and is not among his mahram (relatives one may not marry); because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him, and he only took the pledge of allegiance from women by words, not by shaking hands; due to the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that. Even if she is advanced in age, it is not permissible for him to shake hands with anyone except his mahram or a woman who is lawful for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مصافحة المرأة العجوز من غير المحارم؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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