What is the ruling on greeting a non-mahram woman?
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The Shaykh: That is, when speaking to a woman, it is necessary for each of the two parties to begin their speech with a greeting.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, some matters are agreed upon, some are disputed, and the stronger position is what I mentioned, and some are things I derived from their branches based on the first principle, "Every general text," and so on. As for the topic of greeting, there is a hadith:.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, we say, we say, the shortest of these is that the greeting comes before the speech.
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The Shaykh: No, no, this is a summary of the previous hadith.
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The Shaykh: Yes, many people call me and ask questions during the question time, mostly at night. Most of them, praise be to Allah, begin their speech with a greeting. Some begin speaking without it, so I tell them, "Where is the greeting?" Some of them are immediately aware and say, "Excuse me," and then greet. In any case, this principle is explicitly stated in the hadith, as we mentioned. So what you are doing is the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, no, there is nothing that specifies it, but let me tell you why I gave you this principle. The original rule is that a man does not speak to a woman who is a stranger to him, and likewise a woman does not speak to a man. But if speaking is necessary, the greeting comes before the speech.
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The Shaykh: No, no, no, there is nothing.
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The Shaykh: Yes, that is it.
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The Shaykh: Yes, that is correct.
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The Shaykh: May Allah preserve you, be safe.
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The Shaykh: May Allah preserve you, welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Okay, in the safety of Allah, may Allah preserve you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, some matters are agreed upon, some are disputed, and the stronger position is what I mentioned, and some are things I derived from their branches based on the first principle, "Every general text," and so on. As for the topic of greeting, there is a hadith:
Whoever begins speaking to you before greeting, do not respond to him.
من بدأكم بالكلام قبل السلام فلا تجيبوهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, we say, we say, the shortest of these is that the greeting comes before the speech.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, no, this is a summary of the previous hadith.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, many people call me and ask questions during the question time, mostly at night. Most of them, praise be to Allah, begin their speech with a greeting. Some begin speaking without it, so I tell them, "Where is the greeting?" Some of them are immediately aware and say, "Excuse me," and then greet. In any case, this principle is explicitly stated in the hadith, as we mentioned. So what you are doing is the Sunnah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, no, there is nothing that specifies it, but let me tell you why I gave you this principle. The original rule is that a man does not speak to a woman who is a stranger to him, and likewise a woman does not speak to a man. But if speaking is necessary, the greeting comes before the speech.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: No, no, no, there is nothing.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, that is it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: May Allah preserve you, be safe.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: May Allah preserve you, welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh: Okay, in the safety of Allah, may Allah preserve you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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