Is it permissible for a woman to return the salam to her husband's brother?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does a young woman return the salam if her husband's brother greets her?
Answer:
Yes, she returns it to him, but she does not return it in a way that gives him hope,[Al-Ahzab 33:32], she returns it in a way that contains no seduction or hope. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does a young woman return the salam if her husband's brother greets her?
Answer:
Yes, she returns it to him, but she does not return it in a way that gives him hope,
then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet
فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِي فِي قَلْبِهِ مَرَضٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1490] هل يجوز للمرأة أن ترد السلام على أخي زوجها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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