The ruling on a woman in 'iddah shaking hands with women at a condolence gathering

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. If a woman’s husband has died, is it permissible for her to shake hands with women during her 'iddah?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible for a woman whose husband has died to shake hands with women during her 'iddah. What is forbidden is shaking hands with men who are not among her mahram (relatives one may not marry). A woman does not shake hands with non-mahram men, neither during the 'iddah of death nor at any other time. As for shaking hands with women, or with her mahram, there is nothing wrong with that, provided she is safe from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Yes.