What is the ruling on returning the salam to a non-mahram woman?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Is it permissible to return the salam to a non-mahram woman?
Answer:
There is no harm in returning the salam. If a man or a woman greets you, returning the salam is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:86] and return it. However, if this woman’s intention is not the salam and not the Sunnah, but rather her intention is fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), then do not return it to her. If her intention is fitnah, flirtation, and promoting immorality, do not return it to her. But if her intention is the Sunnah, then return it to her. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Is it permissible to return the salam to a non-mahram woman?
Answer:
There is no harm in returning the salam. If a man or a woman greets you, returning the salam is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet [in return] with one better than it
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رد السلام على المرأة الأجنبية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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