Is it permissible to shake hands with the wife of one’s maternal or paternal uncle?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to shake hands with the wife of one’s maternal or paternal uncle?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shake hands with a woman who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry), whether she is the wife of one’s maternal uncle, paternal uncle, or a close relative. This is because shaking hands with women leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never shook hands with a woman who was not lawful for him to marry. He used to take the pledge of allegiance from women by words only, without shaking hands. His hand (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman, as in the hadith of regarding his mahram (a relative one may not marry) or that she was not his wife.
He asks: Is it permissible to shake hands with the wife of one’s maternal or paternal uncle?
Answer:
It is not permissible to shake hands with a woman who is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry), whether she is the wife of one’s maternal uncle, paternal uncle, or a close relative. This is because shaking hands with women leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never shook hands with a woman who was not lawful for him to marry. He used to take the pledge of allegiance from women by words only, without shaking hands. His hand (peace and blessings be upon him) never touched the hand of a woman, as in the hadith of
Aisha, so it is not permissible for a man to shake hands with a woman who is not among
عائشة، فلا يجوز للرجل أن يصافح امرأة ليست من
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز مصافحة زوجة الخال أو العم؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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