Shaking hands with a brother’s breastfeeding sister and relatives’ wives
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The questioner:
If I have a brother from my father, and he has a sister from breastfeeding, is it permissible for me to shake her hand?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
If I have a brother from my father, and he has a sister from breastfeeding, is it permissible for me to shake her hand?
The Shaykh:
If the breastfeeding was from his father’s wife, then there is no problem; choose for him from a sister through breastfeeding, and choose for him from breastfeeding. If the breastfeeding was from his father’s wife, that is one case. But if your brother is from his father, and she was breastfed by another woman who is your mother through breastfeeding but not your mother, no. As for if the breastfeeding is from your brother’s wife, she is closer to you than your uncle’s wife, and your brother’s wife is not a mahram to you?
She must observe hijab in your presence. If your brother’s wife must observe hijab, then your uncle’s wife and your maternal uncle’s wife are even further away. Your maternal uncle’s wife, your uncle’s wife, and your brother’s wife, none of them are mahrams. They are not mahrams. Do not shake their hands, and they must not uncover themselves to you. They must observe hijab, and this is not permissible for you. Do not shake their hands because they are not mahrams. Handshaking is for mahrams: your sister, your paternal aunt, your maternal aunt, your mother, your daughter. As for your paternal cousins, your maternal uncle’s wives, your paternal uncle’s wives, and your brothers’ wives, no, they are not mahrams, and you must never shake hands with any of them. Yes.
If I have a brother from my father, and he has a sister from breastfeeding, is it permissible for me to shake her hand?
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
The questioner:
If I have a brother from my father, and he has a sister from breastfeeding, is it permissible for me to shake her hand?
The Shaykh:
If the breastfeeding was from his father’s wife, then there is no problem; choose for him from a sister through breastfeeding, and choose for him from breastfeeding. If the breastfeeding was from his father’s wife, that is one case. But if your brother is from his father, and she was breastfed by another woman who is your mother through breastfeeding but not your mother, no. As for if the breastfeeding is from your brother’s wife, she is closer to you than your uncle’s wife, and your brother’s wife is not a mahram to you?
She must observe hijab in your presence. If your brother’s wife must observe hijab, then your uncle’s wife and your maternal uncle’s wife are even further away. Your maternal uncle’s wife, your uncle’s wife, and your brother’s wife, none of them are mahrams. They are not mahrams. Do not shake their hands, and they must not uncover themselves to you. They must observe hijab, and this is not permissible for you. Do not shake their hands because they are not mahrams. Handshaking is for mahrams: your sister, your paternal aunt, your maternal aunt, your mother, your daughter. As for your paternal cousins, your maternal uncle’s wives, your paternal uncle’s wives, and your brothers’ wives, no, they are not mahrams, and you must never shake hands with any of them. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 26 — archive.org (44:19)
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