Shaking hands with an elderly woman by a non-mahram man
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for an elderly woman to shake hands with a non-mahram man?
Answer:
No direct contact, not even behind a barrier. There is no harm if she is safe from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). As for direct contact, no.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for an elderly woman to shake hands with a non-mahram man?
Answer:
No direct contact, not even behind a barrier. There is no harm if she is safe from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). As for direct contact, no.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (55:56)
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