The Ruling on Shaking Hands with an Elderly Woman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly woman? And is it established that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab did so?
Answer:
I do not know if it is established from 'Umar, but if you greet her from behind a barrier, we see that as permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly woman? And is it established that 'Umar ibn al-Khattab did so?
Answer:
I do not know if it is established from 'Umar, but if you greet her from behind a barrier, we see that as permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1462- ما حكم مصافحة المرأة العجوز؟ وهل ثبت ذلك عن عمر رضي الله عنه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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