However, if we investigate the sahih (sound) Hadiths that are narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we will conclude that the mere touching of hands between a man and a woman without desire or fear of temptation is not prohibited. Rather, it was done by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whose actions are originally a source of legislation. Almighty Allah says: “Verily in the Messenger of Allah ye have a good example …” (Al-Ahzab: 21). It is narrated on the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said, “Any of the female slaves of Madinah could take hold of the hand of Allah’s Messenger and take him wherever she wished.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
Read the complete fatwa here
September 20, 2006 at 10:18 am
What you smokin’, bro?
September 20, 2006 at 2:47 pm
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September 20, 2006 at 10:03 pm
[...] A few years late for me, but Qardawi has come along and said that shaking hands is ok under all circumstances. [...]
September 22, 2006 at 1:46 am
While we’re shaking their hands, lets hug them too.
October 4, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Q: The hadith of Anas in al-Bukhari, that the slave-women of Madina would take the Prophet (saws) by the hand to ask whatever need they had. Can the meaning of this be that even the lowest and least educated level of society had complete free access to him (SAWS) and that there was not one iota of haughtiness in him, hence al-Bukhari placed this report in the chapter on kibr in the book of adab in his Sahih. Could this act as prooftext for the leeway of at the very least a passive handshake for the da‘i in the West if not more?
2] How have our Imams understood these Ahadith? Please expllain with detail, and which Imams did this?
http://www.alinaam.org.za/dhadith/qna/hwomen.htm
October 4, 2006 at 9:52 pm
thanks omar for that. im gonna read it after class.
for all other readers, be aware that there is much more to the fatwa than what i quoted. infact, the strongest proof he has (not quoted) is against the nail in the head hadith whereby he says that if there’s danger of fitnah you still cant shake hands but if there isnt any sexual attachment to it, its not impermissible.
October 10, 2006 at 11:29 pm
Interesting…
your wife would’nt like that fatwa bro…
October 12, 2006 at 3:50 am
as salaamu alaikum
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4499&CATE=88
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4505&CATE=88
October 13, 2006 at 2:53 am
I dont understand why so many Muslims are so upset by differences of opinion.
People need to think outside of the box. Allah (swt) is the judge, not you our your particular shaykh.
October 14, 2006 at 6:21 am
as salaamu alaikum
Brother Mudasser,
I had linked to Shaykh Faraz relating what other scholars have said regarding this issue only to let your readers see there are other opinions. I did not do it to because I am “upset with difference of opinion”. I appreciate the service you provide as well as what I have seen on Hahmed.com and Sidi Salman’s site. May Allah reward you all with Good.
Brother Haseeb,
Are you aware of any fatawa regarding The Mets causing mass hysteria in NY if they pull it off this year?
October 14, 2006 at 9:14 am
well to be honest, people in traditional circles tend to ignore the shaykh as if he’s a non entity, which is interesting. and this by no means is a recommendation, i posted the fatwa because it intrigued me. i still dont agree with it as it goes against the mashhur of my madhab and im still undecided if this fatwa really qualifies as a legitimate difference of opinion.
October 19, 2006 at 4:24 am
Correction:
u mean WHEN we pull it off this year*
Inshallah!!!
October 25, 2006 at 6:29 am
u can delete that last comment
November 24, 2006 at 5:58 am
I be shaking womens hands left and right. Kissin em and stuff too.
December 12, 2006 at 10:18 am
The most elqouant resposne on the issue, I’ve ever read. When you read it fully, you really see how Shaykh Al-Qaradawi is no ordinary Mufti.
Specially the last two paragraphs.
May Allah bless him.
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503546332
January 1, 2007 at 11:11 am
I havent heard of this mufti before, so I wont say much, just it sounds odd, I’ll stick to the general ruling, …I dont like the idea of non mahrams shaking my hand
January 25, 2007 at 9:05 pm
As-salamu ‘alaykum,
I thought sh. al-Qaradawi was Ikhwani or la-madhhabi? Not that the post would be irrelevant if he is, but could someone remind me again what his “thing” is?