Her third and final question: Is it permissible for a woman to shake hands with men who are not her mahram, given that we have men who stand out of respect for women and shake their hands?
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The questioner : Her third and final question: Is it permissible for a woman to shake hands with men who are not her mahram, given that we have men who stand out of respect for women and shake their hands?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to extend her hand to men who are not her mahram to shake their hands, nor is it permissible for a man to extend his hand to a woman who is not his mahram to shake her hand, because a person touching the skin of a woman who is not his mahram is forbidden.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is like looking, or even more so, in arousing fitnah. However, if the woman is an acquaintance and he shakes her hand through a barrier, there is nothing wrong with that, because that does not involve touching or direct contact and generally does not arouse desire. But if he fears that desire will be aroused or stirred, it is not permissible for him to shake her hand, even through a barrier.
In summary, a man shaking hands with his mahram is permissible, and a man shaking hands with someone who is not his mahram, even if she is an acquaintance, is forbidden, unless it is through a barrier and there is no fear of fitnah, in which case there is no blame on him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding killing animals and interpreting dreams. This message was sent by 'Abd al-Ghani Muhammad Zarban al-Maliki from Bani Malik. He says in his message: I am sending you this message hoping that the honorable Shaykh will graciously respond to it, as I am a follower of your program. It would be desirable if you could increase the duration of the program so that the benefit is more widespread, making it thirty minutes instead of fifteen.
In fact, my brother 'Abd al-Ghani, the program is now twenty minutes long, and we hope, if Allah wills, that it will extend to thirty minutes or more. This is my second message, and I hope you do not neglect it.
And we also tell you that we do not neglect any message; rather, we take it and are pleased with it as well.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to extend her hand to men who are not her mahram to shake their hands, nor is it permissible for a man to extend his hand to a woman who is not his mahram to shake her hand, because a person touching the skin of a woman who is not his mahram is forbidden.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is like looking, or even more so, in arousing fitnah. However, if the woman is an acquaintance and he shakes her hand through a barrier, there is nothing wrong with that, because that does not involve touching or direct contact and generally does not arouse desire. But if he fears that desire will be aroused or stirred, it is not permissible for him to shake her hand, even through a barrier.
In summary, a man shaking hands with his mahram is permissible, and a man shaking hands with someone who is not his mahram, even if she is an acquaintance, is forbidden, unless it is through a barrier and there is no fear of fitnah, in which case there is no blame on him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Regarding killing animals and interpreting dreams. This message was sent by 'Abd al-Ghani Muhammad Zarban al-Maliki from Bani Malik. He says in his message: I am sending you this message hoping that the honorable Shaykh will graciously respond to it, as I am a follower of your program. It would be desirable if you could increase the duration of the program so that the benefit is more widespread, making it thirty minutes instead of fifteen.
In fact, my brother 'Abd al-Ghani, the program is now twenty minutes long, and we hope, if Allah wills, that it will extend to thirty minutes or more. This is my second message, and I hope you do not neglect it.
And we also tell you that we do not neglect any message; rather, we take it and are pleased with it as well.