The ruling on a daughter obeying her mother in greeting non-relatives
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In her last question, Your Eminence, the Shaykh, she mentioned some of the hardship she faces, especially when visitors come to the house. She does not want to greet them because they are non-relatives, as she says, but her family disapprove of her action. She also seeks guidance?
The answer: This requires a detailed explanation. If the visitors are women, there is no harm in communicating with them, in order to please your mother and to advise and guide them toward what is good. This falls under the category of calling people to Allah, so you should not refrain from this. Perhaps Allah will guide these people through you, and you will succeed and be successful in this matter. However, if they are men, this is a matter that requires detailed explanation. If the intention is to greet them because they are relatives or neighbors, there is no harm in greeting them and returning their greetings, provided you maintain the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab and do not display any adornment or tabarruj (display of beauty). You should be covered in your hair, your entire body, your face, and so on. You may return their greetings and ask about their families; there is nothing wrong with this. And if you are able to advise them and call them to Allah , then do so, and this will not harm you.
However, if the presence requires participating in something forbidden, or in tabarruj (display of beauty) as Allah has forbidden, or exposing part of the 'awrah (nakedness), or participating in what Allah has forbidden, such as drinking intoxicants or other things Allah has forbidden, then do not obey them in this. Excuse yourself and say: "This is not permissible for you, and I advise you to leave what Allah has forbidden, and participating in what Allah has forbidden is not permissible." If they accept your excuse, praise be to Allah. If they do not accept it, you are excused in the sight of Allah, and their plotting will not harm you, nor will their anger harm you. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The answer: This requires a detailed explanation. If the visitors are women, there is no harm in communicating with them, in order to please your mother and to advise and guide them toward what is good. This falls under the category of calling people to Allah, so you should not refrain from this. Perhaps Allah will guide these people through you, and you will succeed and be successful in this matter. However, if they are men, this is a matter that requires detailed explanation. If the intention is to greet them because they are relatives or neighbors, there is no harm in greeting them and returning their greetings, provided you maintain the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab and do not display any adornment or tabarruj (display of beauty). You should be covered in your hair, your entire body, your face, and so on. You may return their greetings and ask about their families; there is nothing wrong with this. And if you are able to advise them and call them to Allah , then do so, and this will not harm you.
However, if the presence requires participating in something forbidden, or in tabarruj (display of beauty) as Allah has forbidden, or exposing part of the 'awrah (nakedness), or participating in what Allah has forbidden, such as drinking intoxicants or other things Allah has forbidden, then do not obey them in this. Excuse yourself and say: "This is not permissible for you, and I advise you to leave what Allah has forbidden, and participating in what Allah has forbidden is not permissible." If they accept your excuse, praise be to Allah. If they do not accept it, you are excused in the sight of Allah, and their plotting will not harm you, nor will their anger harm you. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
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