Shaking hands with an elderly woman by a non-mahram
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a man who is not a mahram of an elderly woman, one who is considered among the older generation, to shake her hand?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not shake hands with women; rather, he took their pledge of allegiance by words alone. His hand never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him, not even once.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a man who is not a mahram of an elderly woman, one who is considered among the older generation, to shake her hand?
Answer:
No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not shake hands with women; rather, he took their pledge of allegiance by words alone. His hand never touched the hand of a woman who was not lawful for him, not even once.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (1:02:51)
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