Is it permissible to greet women?
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The Shaykh : Please, my brother.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to greet women? To offer the greeting of peace to women?
The Shaykh : Yes, I was about to say, do you mean the greeting in the language of the Shari'ah, or the Jordanian language? Because the greeting, as we learned, here the intended meaning is shaking hands - he laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him) - so you corrected yourself, meaning offering the greeting of peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, my brother Faisal wants to ask you a question, but he is a bit shy, so I want to convey the question on his behalf.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills, and let it be the last of the questions, complete it. After this, you want to ask him about the brother, your question will be the last of the questions, meaning your question comes after the brother's question.
The Shaykh : Offering the greeting of peace to women has a detailed ruling. If it is offered to non-mahram women, strangers, meaning those who are not close relatives, it is not permissible except if they are from the *qawa'id*, do you know what the *qawa'id* of women are? Those who have given up hope of marriage, so it is permissible to offer the greeting of peace to them.
The questioner : These do not attend withAbu Layla .
The Shaykh- He laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him) - as for the one who has the capacity for marriage, this is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, the greeting of peace is not offered to them except as we mentioned earlier, from the close relatives. As for offering the greeting of peace to non-mahram women in the situation we mentioned that they are not from the *qawa'id*, this is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, it is forbidden to offer the greeting of peace to them. And from here, a poet of Egypt says:
A glance, then a smile, then a greeting * then speech, then an appointment, then a meeting
The Shaykh : And therefore, from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, you did not give permission to Abu Fares that it is the last question, the last question.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to greet women? To offer the greeting of peace to women?
The Shaykh : Yes, I was about to say, do you mean the greeting in the language of the Shari'ah, or the Jordanian language? Because the greeting, as we learned, here the intended meaning is shaking hands - he laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him) - so you corrected yourself, meaning offering the greeting of peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, my brother Faisal wants to ask you a question, but he is a bit shy, so I want to convey the question on his behalf.
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills, and let it be the last of the questions, complete it. After this, you want to ask him about the brother, your question will be the last of the questions, meaning your question comes after the brother's question.
The Shaykh : Offering the greeting of peace to women has a detailed ruling. If it is offered to non-mahram women, strangers, meaning those who are not close relatives, it is not permissible except if they are from the *qawa'id*, do you know what the *qawa'id* of women are? Those who have given up hope of marriage, so it is permissible to offer the greeting of peace to them.
The questioner : These do not attend withAbu Layla .
The Shaykh- He laughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him) - as for the one who has the capacity for marriage, this is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, the greeting of peace is not offered to them except as we mentioned earlier, from the close relatives. As for offering the greeting of peace to non-mahram women in the situation we mentioned that they are not from the *qawa'id*, this is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, it is forbidden to offer the greeting of peace to them. And from here, a poet of Egypt says:
A glance, then a smile, then a greeting * then speech, then an appointment, then a meeting
The Shaykh : And therefore, from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, you did not give permission to Abu Fares that it is the last question, the last question.
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