Some people greet their elderly female neighbor, who may be seventy years old or younger, and perhaps kiss her head while she is wearing a hijab, and say
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh says: Some people greet their elderly female neighbor, who may be seventy years old or younger. And perhaps they kiss her head while she is wearing a hijab. And they say: "There is nothing wrong with this, because it is a form of respect for this woman who is not desired. Is this action permissible?"
The Shaykh : Yes. As for greeting her, it is permissible. It is permissible to greet an elderly female neighbor due to the closeness between them. And because Allah the Exalted says:[An-Nur 24:60]. As for kissing the head and shaking hands, it is not permissible, because, as they say, "For every drop, there is a catcher." Even if she is not desired, Satan flows through the son of Adam like blood. It is sufficient for us to say: Greet her, and ask about her condition and the condition of her children without seclusion. There is no blame on you.
Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. As for greeting her, it is permissible. It is permissible to greet an elderly female neighbor due to the closeness between them. And because Allah the Exalted says:
And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage - there is no blame upon them for putting aside their outer garments [but] not displaying adornment
وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ اللَّاتِي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِّجَاتٍ بِزِينَةٍYes.