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Is a woman sinning if she shakes hands with a man?

21-02-2008

Question 14044

Is a woman sinning if she shakes hands with a man when she is wearing gloves?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

It is not permissible for a woman to shake hands with a non-mahram man even if she is wearing gloves or she shakes hands from under a cloth or abayah. All of that counts as shaking hands even if there is some kind of barrier.

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