Is it permissible to kiss one's maternal aunt and paternal aunt?
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The questioner : Regarding the question from Professor Abu Ahmad Abd al-Azim about meeting the relatives, he mentioned in his speech the maternal aunts, paternal aunts, and sisters. I had heard from you regarding the paternal aunts and maternal aunts, the close relatives, meaning if he kisses them or they kiss him, is that...?
The Shaykh : But the daughter of the paternal aunt and the daughter of the maternal aunt will be there, but one cannot distinguish them in the midst of the crowd.
The questioner : I am asking only about the forbidden ones.
The Shaykh : I do not care what you are asking; I care about how the work is to be done.
The questioner : Okay, is there a dispensation for shaking hands with an elderly woman?
The Shaykh : There is a dispensation, yes, with the remembrance: "For every drop in the village, there is a catcher." Glory be to You, O Allah, and by Your praise, I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
The Shaykh : But the daughter of the paternal aunt and the daughter of the maternal aunt will be there, but one cannot distinguish them in the midst of the crowd.
The questioner : I am asking only about the forbidden ones.
The Shaykh : I do not care what you are asking; I care about how the work is to be done.
The questioner : Okay, is there a dispensation for shaking hands with an elderly woman?
The Shaykh : There is a dispensation, yes, with the remembrance: "For every drop in the village, there is a catcher." Glory be to You, O Allah, and by Your praise, I bear witness that there is no deity but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.
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