Ruling on shaking hands with and sitting with non-mahram relatives
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She says that she has male cousins on her father's side, and she has not seen them for a long time. They are in their fifties and she is young. Is it permissible for her to shake their hands and sit with them?
Answer: She may greet them and welcome them, make du'a for them, and sit with them to ask about them and their circumstances, provided there is hijab, modesty, no looseness in behavior, and she does not expose any part of her 'awrah. As for shaking hands, no, a woman does not shake hands with men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2874Sahih (Darussalam) And Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge of allegiance from the women, she (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 4891 So if a woman sits with her relatives, or with her neighbors, with modesty and hijab, covering her body, face, and head, and they speak to each other and she greets them and they greet her, there is no harm in this, provided there is no seclusion. She must never be alone with a non-mahram. But with a group of relatives or neighbors, or with her mother or her brother, there is no harm in this, provided there is no handshaking. Yes. And without uncovering the face or anything else. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you. We will return to your letter, our sister from Morocco, in a future episode, if Allah wills.
Answer: She may greet them and welcome them, make du'a for them, and sit with them to ask about them and their circumstances, provided there is hijab, modesty, no looseness in behavior, and she does not expose any part of her 'awrah. As for shaking hands, no, a woman does not shake hands with men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
But I do not shake hands with women.
إني لا أصافح النساءfor, by Allah, his hand never touched, any lady during that pledge of allegiance. He did not receive their pledge except by saying, "I have accepted your pledge of allegiance for that."
والله ما مست يده يد امرأة قط، ما كان يبايعهن إلا بالكلامThe presenter: May Allah reward you. We will return to your letter, our sister from Morocco, in a future episode, if Allah wills.
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