What is the ruling on kissing the head or the nose for the purpose of greeting?
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on kissing the head, the nose, or the face?
The Shaykh:
Kissing is done on the head. If he kisses her on the face or on the nose, there is no objection, except for a woman who is not his wife, a woman who is among his mahram (relatives one may not marry), and is not his wife; he does not kiss her on the face, but rather he kisses her head, to avoid fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
The questioner:
When is this permissible? And when is the hugging I mentioned permissible?
The Shaykh:
If someone returns from a journey, kissing is for the one who returns from a journey, and hugging is for the one who returns from a journey. As for the one who is not returning from a journey, shaking hands with the salam is sufficient.
What is the ruling on kissing the head, the nose, or the face?
The Shaykh:
Kissing is done on the head. If he kisses her on the face or on the nose, there is no objection, except for a woman who is not his wife, a woman who is among his mahram (relatives one may not marry), and is not his wife; he does not kiss her on the face, but rather he kisses her head, to avoid fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
The questioner:
When is this permissible? And when is the hugging I mentioned permissible?
The Shaykh:
If someone returns from a journey, kissing is for the one who returns from a journey, and hugging is for the one who returns from a journey. As for the one who is not returning from a journey, shaking hands with the salam is sufficient.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تقبيل الرأس أو الأنف بقصد السلام؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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