Zakir Naik – Shaking Hands with the Opposite Sex while Wearing Gloves

			The next question.
		

			My name is Armaan.
		

			I am from India.
		

			My question is, Islam has prohibited to shake
		

			hands with the opposite gender.
		

			Because in Islam, it is prohibited to touch
		

			a naam-e-ram.
		

			So my question is, can a man shake
		

			hands with a woman while wearing gloves?
		

			Please answer as soon as possible.
		

			The question posed by Armaan is that it
		

			is prohibited in Islam for a man to
		

			touch a naam-e-ram woman and he
		

			agrees with it, it's haraam.
		

			But can he touch a woman after wearing
		

			gloves?
		

			Means if you are wearing gloves, can he
		

			shake hands with a woman?
		

			And we know the hadith of the Prophet
		

			Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam is very clear
		

			that the Prophet peace be upon him said,
		

			it is better to hammer a nail or
		

			a needle into the head rather than touch
		

			a naam-e-ram.
		

			The hadith is very strong.
		

			It's very bold.
		

			It's very direct.
		

			It is preferable to hammer a nail or
		

			a needle in the head rather than touch
		

			a naam-e-ram woman.
		

			So therefore, touching naam-e-ram is completely
		

			haraam.
		

			It is prohibited and it's not permitted.
		

			Regarding the question that can you touch a
		

			woman wearing gloves?
		

			Now there are some hadith in which the
		

			Prophet is said to have shaken hands of
		

			ladies beneath a cloth.
		

			There are a few hadith.
		

			But all these hadiths are zaif.
		

			They are weak.
		

			There is no authentic hadith in which the
		

			Prophet ever shook hands with ladies.
		

			In fact, there are various hadith of Hazrat
		

			Aisha may Allah be pleased with her who
		

			is the wife of the Prophet saying that
		

			the Prophet in his life has never touched
		

			any naam-e-ram woman.
		

			So based on this, it is not permitted
		

			to shake hands with women.
		

			Neither is it permitted to shake hands wearing
		

			a glove.
		

			Because yet, even if you wear a glove
		

			and you shake hands, of course, it's haraam.
		

			There are going to be feelings.
		

			You cannot say nothing is happening to you.
		

			So it's not permitted to shake hands with
		

			glove or without glove.
		

			Both are prohibited.