Shaking hands with my aunt/uncle
| Fatwa #1040 | Category: Miscellaneous | Country: Zambia | Date: 17th January 2024 |
| Fatwa #1040 | Date: 17th January 2024 |
| Category: Miscellaneous | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
Assalamualikum
As we visit our relatives sometimes it so happens that our maternal aunt and paternal aunt they make musafaha and they also hug us. Are we allowed to make musafaha with our aunt and hug them. Alternatively, regarding the same case mentioned above can we make musafaha if our aunt are same age of us. Please suggest any book that will help to understand mahram and non mehram with details.
Please assist, your assistance will be highly appreciated. Jazakallah
May Allah reward you the best.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible to shake hands with ones mahrams. A direct maternal or paternal aunt is ones mahram. Therefore, it is permissible to shake hands.[1]
However, if there is a fear of fitnah due to youth, then one should avoid physical touch and suffice on simply speaking to each other.
You may refer to the following link for more information on making salaam with elderly people.
https://daruliftaazambia.com/fatwa/?id=600
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
النتف في الفتاوى للسغدي (1/ 253) [1]
الْحُرْمَة المؤبدة بِالنّسَبِ
فَأَما النّسَب فَهُوَ الرَّحِم الْمحرم وهم أَرْبَعَة اصناف
فالصنف الاول الْآبَاء والامهات والاجداد والجدات وان علوا
والصنف الثَّانِي الاولاد واولاد الاولاد من الذُّكُور الاناث وَإِن سفلوا
والصنف الثَّالِث الاخوة والاخوات من اي وَجه كَانُوا لاب وام أَو لاب أَو لَام وَأَوْلَاد جَمِيعهم وان بعدوا
والصنف الرَّابِع الاعمام والعمات والاخوال والخالات واعمام وعمات واخوال وخالات الْآبَاء والامهات والاجداد والجدات وان علوا من اية جِهَة كَانُوا لاب وام أَو لاب اَوْ لَام يحرمُونَ بِأَنْفسِهِم
واما أَوْلَاد جَمِيع هَذَا الصِّنْف واولاد اولادهم وان سفلوا فان التناكح والتسري يحل فِيمَا بَينهم من جَمِيع وُجُوه الْقرَابَات وهم ارحام لَا محارم