What is the ruling on a man greeting his elderly female neighbors?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: A man asks, is it permissible for me to greet my female neighbors, knowing that they are elderly?
The Shaykh:
Yes, his neighbors.
The questioner:
Yes, women as well.
The Shaykh:
His neighbors, what? Say, his neighbors.
The questioner:
Which neighbors?
The Shaykh:
Neighbors, you mean? Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The questioner says: A man asks, is it permissible for me to greet my female neighbors, knowing that they are elderly?
The Shaykh:
Yes, his neighbors.
The questioner:
Yes, women as well.
The Shaykh:
His neighbors, what? Say, his neighbors.
The questioner:
Which neighbors?
The Shaykh:
Neighbors, you mean? Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم إلقاء الرجل السلام على جاراته المُسنّات؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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