Also, the listener has another question asking whether it is permissible to greet a non-mahram woman by touching her hand, and whether greeting breaks the ablution.
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The questioner : Also, the listener has another question asking whether it is permissible to greet a non-mahram woman by touching her hand, and whether greeting breaks the ablution? We want the answer to the question or the first part: is it permissible to greet a non-mahram woman by touching her hand or not?
The Shaykh : By non-mahram woman, it is meant one who is not his wife and not one of his mahram relatives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, one who is not his wife and not one of his mahram relatives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And greeting her by shaking hands directly is not permissible, because looking at her is not permissible, and shaking hands is more intense and more effective in stirring the soul and attachment to her through touch.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is forbidden for a man to shake hands directly with a woman who is not his mahram relative or his wife. As for shaking hands through a barrier, there is no harm in it if there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, even so, it should not be done except for someone who has a relationship with her, such as a woman who is in the house with him, like his sister’s wife or the like, on the condition that there is no fitnah in it, that the handshake is through a barrier, and that she is veiled from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In that case, there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : By non-mahram woman, it is meant one who is not his wife and not one of his mahram relatives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, one who is not his wife and not one of his mahram relatives.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And greeting her by shaking hands directly is not permissible, because looking at her is not permissible, and shaking hands is more intense and more effective in stirring the soul and attachment to her through touch.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is forbidden for a man to shake hands directly with a woman who is not his mahram relative or his wife. As for shaking hands through a barrier, there is no harm in it if there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, even so, it should not be done except for someone who has a relationship with her, such as a woman who is in the house with him, like his sister’s wife or the like, on the condition that there is no fitnah in it, that the handshake is through a barrier, and that she is veiled from him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : In that case, there is nothing wrong with it.