Ruling on shaking hands with and embracing grandmothers from the father’s and mother’s sides
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Is it permissible for a man to embrace the wives of his maternal grandfather?
Answer: They are mahram (relatives one may not marry).
The presenter: Mahram?
The Shaykh: Yes, the wives of the grandfathers, whether from the mother’s side or the father’s side. A person’s grandfather’s wife, whether from his father or his mother, is a mahram for him. He may embrace her, he may kiss her between her eyes, he may shake her hand; all of this is permissible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: They are mahram (relatives one may not marry).
The presenter: Mahram?
The Shaykh: Yes, the wives of the grandfathers, whether from the mother’s side or the father’s side. A person’s grandfather’s wife, whether from his father or his mother, is a mahram for him. He may embrace her, he may kiss her between her eyes, he may shake her hand; all of this is permissible. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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