The ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman and kissing her head
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are elderly women in the family who are not mahram (relatives one may not marry), and if I do not shake their hands, they get angry. There may even be a severance of ties with the mahram relatives because of that. Is it permissible for me to shake their hands and kiss their heads?
Answer:
No. Inform her and tell her that this is not permissible. Tell her that this is not permissible. If she is a Muslim, she will be convinced if you tell her this, and she will not get angry at you.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: There are elderly women in the family who are not mahram (relatives one may not marry), and if I do not shake their hands, they get angry. There may even be a severance of ties with the mahram relatives because of that. Is it permissible for me to shake their hands and kiss their heads?
Answer:
No. Inform her and tell her that this is not permissible. Tell her that this is not permissible. If she is a Muslim, she will be convinced if you tell her this, and she will not get angry at you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [214 -954] بعض النساء كبيرات السن في أسرتي لسن محارم إذا لم أُصافحها تغضب، فهل لي أن أُصافحها..؟ — youtube.com
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