What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
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The questioner : Here is a question that says: What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
We have discussed this question repeatedly and over and over, and we answer with a brief response: It is not permissible to shake hands with a Muslim woman, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2874Sahih (Darussalam), and the statement of A'ishah: "The hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) never touched the hand of a woman," and because this handshake is a means to evil, or it may be a means to evil, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , in the most authentic narration: , . Thus, the Wise Lawgiver prohibited these things in the context of prohibiting means that lead to prohibited ends; therefore, "Shu'qi" quoted what was said regarding that hadith:
"A glance, then a smile, then a greeting *** then a word, then an appointment, then a meeting"
This is the Sunnah of Allah in His creation,[Al-Ahzab 33:62], so in the context of blocking the means to harm, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited shaking hands with a non-mahram woman.
We have discussed this question repeatedly and over and over, and we answer with a brief response: It is not permissible to shake hands with a Muslim woman, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
But I do not shake hands with women.
إني لا أصافح النساءIt has been decreed for the son of Adam his share of unlawful sexual intercourse, inevitably. The eye commits zina, and its zina is looking; the ear commits zina, and its zina is hearing; the hand commits zina, and its zina is touching
كُتِبَ على ابن آدم حظُّه من الزنا لا محالة ، فالعين تزني وزناها النظر ، والأذن تزني وزناها السمع ، واليد تزني وزناها اللمسtouching
البطشthe foot commits zina, and its zina is walking; and the private parts confirm all of that or deny it
والرجل تزني وزناها المشي ، والفرج يصدِّق ذلك كله أو يكذبه"A glance, then a smile, then a greeting *** then a word, then an appointment, then a meeting"
This is the Sunnah of Allah in His creation,
and you will not find in the way of Allah any change.
وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا
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