Shaking Hands with Female Relatives
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Question:
We have a call from Amir from al-Zulfi. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Your Eminence, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on shaking hands with female relatives, such as a paternal aunt, a maternal aunt, or a paternal uncle’s wife? May Allah reward you with good and bless you. Welcome, thank you for calling. Please, Shaykh, he is asking about the ruling on shaking hands with female relatives.
Answer:
There is no harm in shaking hands with female relatives (mahram), those who are among your mahram or your wife’s mahram. However, it is not permissible for you to shake hands with non-mahram women at all, because the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him; rather, he used to take the pledge of allegiance from women by words only.
We have a call from Amir from al-Zulfi. Please, go ahead. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Your Eminence, Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on shaking hands with female relatives, such as a paternal aunt, a maternal aunt, or a paternal uncle’s wife? May Allah reward you with good and bless you. Welcome, thank you for calling. Please, Shaykh, he is asking about the ruling on shaking hands with female relatives.
Answer:
There is no harm in shaking hands with female relatives (mahram), those who are among your mahram or your wife’s mahram. However, it is not permissible for you to shake hands with non-mahram women at all, because the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him; rather, he used to take the pledge of allegiance from women by words only.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 11 فتاوى على الهواء - 08 / 08 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (31:53)
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