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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Greeting an elderly woman by shaking hands or kissing

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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to greet an elderly woman by shaking hands or kissing her head?

Answer:
No. If she is a mahram (a relative one may not marry), you take her hand and shake it. If she is a mahram, you shake her hand and take it. But if she is a stranger to you, words are sufficient. You greet her with words, without shaking hands and without taking her hand. Yes.
Source لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (1:07:06)

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