What is the ruling on women greeting non-mahram men?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on women greeting non-mahram men?
The Shaykh : What?
I did not hear your voice!
The questioner : What is the ruling on women greeting non-mahram men?
The Shaykh : Greeting?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to greet a non-mahram man, because this is a trial, especially if she is young. The basis of the greeting is a recommended practice, so how can it be maintained when a trial is feared from it? Its recommendation is dropped. Even if she enters his shop, she should not greet him; she should ask about the need she has and speak to him about it.
The Shaykh : What?
I did not hear your voice!
The questioner : What is the ruling on women greeting non-mahram men?
The Shaykh : Greeting?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to greet a non-mahram man, because this is a trial, especially if she is young. The basis of the greeting is a recommended practice, so how can it be maintained when a trial is feared from it? Its recommendation is dropped. Even if she enters his shop, she should not greet him; she should ask about the need she has and speak to him about it.