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Is it permissible to shake hands with an elderly man who is not a mahram, while wearing gloves?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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A previous fatwa was issued in Hail, under number 94538, regarding the ruling on a woman shaking hands with a non-mahram man. It recommends refraining from shaking hands with a man, even with a barrier, and that she should inform her daughter of this.

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