Ruling on shaking hands with the daughters of one's maternal uncle, maternal aunt, paternal uncle, and paternal aunt
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Question:
He also says in another question: I have maternal aunts' daughters and paternal uncles' daughters. Is it permissible for me to shake their hands when greeting them? Is it permissible for them to uncover their hair in my presence? Am I a mahram to them? I ask for your guidance. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
They are not mahrams to you; your paternal uncles' daughters, your maternal uncles' daughters, your paternal aunts' daughters, and your maternal aunts' daughters, none of them are mahrams, none of them are mahrams to you. They have no right to uncover themselves to you, nor is it permissible for you to see their adornment, whether on the face, the head, or otherwise. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says in His great Book in Surat al-Nur: [al-Nur:31] And you are not among these. And He says (Exalted and Majestic is He) in Surat al-Ahzab: [al-Ahzab:53].
Therefore, it is obligatory for these women to observe hijab from you and to cover themselves. It is also obligatory for you to refrain from shaking their hands and looking at them. They must observe hijab, and you must lower your gaze, even if they are lax in this. You have no right to shake their hands. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2874Sahih (Darussalam) meaning: other than mahrams. But you may greet them with words, without shaking hands and without kissing, and you return their greeting in the same manner. As for their uncovering themselves to you; this is an abomination. And so is shaking hands. It is not permissible for a Muslim to shake hands with a woman who is not a mahram to him. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
He also says in another question: I have maternal aunts' daughters and paternal uncles' daughters. Is it permissible for me to shake their hands when greeting them? Is it permissible for them to uncover their hair in my presence? Am I a mahram to them? I ask for your guidance. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
They are not mahrams to you; your paternal uncles' daughters, your maternal uncles' daughters, your paternal aunts' daughters, and your maternal aunts' daughters, none of them are mahrams, none of them are mahrams to you. They have no right to uncover themselves to you, nor is it permissible for you to see their adornment, whether on the face, the head, or otherwise. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says in His great Book in Surat al-Nur:
except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُنَّAnd when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍٍTherefore, it is obligatory for these women to observe hijab from you and to cover themselves. It is also obligatory for you to refrain from shaking their hands and looking at them. They must observe hijab, and you must lower your gaze, even if they are lax in this. You have no right to shake their hands. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
But I do not shake hands with women.
إني لا أصافح النساءThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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