is it allowed to shake hand with a woman who is old and is not attractive?
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is it allowed to shake hand with a woman who is old and is not attractive?
Answer
In principle, it is permissible to shake hands with old women only if there is no fear of sin and desire from both sides.
Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu) used to go to the tribe where he was breastfed and used to shake hands with the old women of the tribe. (Hidaaya vol.4 pg.459; Ashrafiyya)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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