Faith IQ – Can We Shake Hands With Someone Of The Opposite Gender

			Can I shake hands with somebody of the opposite gender.
		

			My position on this is that it should be avoided as much as possible but in and of itself, it is not
held on and if it has to happen, then it's not something that is necessarily sinful, we should avoid
it. And the protocol should it be that the opposite genders are not physically touching one another.
But I think that it is mcru It is best to avoid but it is not sinful to do so especially when
circumstances are forced on us such as a job interview or something of this nature. There are many
odema who say that it is how long and I respect that position. And if you follow that position, that
is fine as well. Of course there are Hadith that mentioned that it is better to be pricked in the
		

			you know, head with the needle than to touch a woman or something. Some owner might have said this
hadith are weak, even if it is authentic, one can also understand these, a hadith to me and when you
touch them out of lust, it is authentically narrated that some of the Sahaba they had aunts or
whatnot were not necessarily Muslim, or elderly family members were not Muslim who would serve as
them comb their hair or something of this nature and there are evidences to suggest that some of the
Sahaba is authentically narrated, would be physically touching and there's no scenario or situation
of lust. So, the main thing is that lust should not be there and it should be avoided as much as
		

			possible. But as I said in my in my opinion, it is something that is makuu which means it should be
avoided, but it is not how long