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Eventthe case of a woman refused French citizenship over her refusal to shake hands (2018)
Cited in 2 segments across 1 recording · 2018 · event/event:france-handshake-citizenship-case-2018
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4 May 2018Clarifying False Hadith Which Insult Islam
Is it haram for men and women to shake hands?
Nothing in the Quran or Sunnah explicitly says shaking hands with the opposite sex is haram; that is a popular convention, not an established ruling. The iron-rod hadith is not authentic as claimed, and many scholars read its 'touch' as a euphemism for sex.
machine2 min 36 s0:00on YouTube
4 May 2018Clarifying False Hadith Which Insult Islam
Should I refuse to shake hands with the opposite sex where it is the custom?
Follow the convention you are in: where people do not shake hands, do not; where they do, you may act on the fatwa of the scholars who permit it, since no clear verse or hadith forbids it. Losing citizenship over a handshake was not a battle worth choosing.
machine3 min 16 s9:10on YouTube