Is kissing permissible between relatives, or is it sufficient to kiss the head?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Is kissing permissible between relatives, or is it sufficient to kiss the head?
The Shaykh : If it is between men or between women, meaning that a woman kisses a woman and a man kisses a man, then there is nothing wrong with it, provided there is no religious prohibition. As for between men and women, a person should not kiss a woman, even if she is one of his mahram (a relative one may not marry), except on the forehead or the head. The wife is an exception to this, as the matter is clear in her case.
The Shaykh : If it is between men or between women, meaning that a woman kisses a woman and a man kisses a man, then there is nothing wrong with it, provided there is no religious prohibition. As for between men and women, a person should not kiss a woman, even if she is one of his mahram (a relative one may not marry), except on the forehead or the head. The wife is an exception to this, as the matter is clear in her case.