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Hukum Berjabat Tangan Dengan Wanita Ajnabi
What is the ruling on shaking hands with a non-mahram woman?
Short answer
In principle, shaking hands with a non-mahram woman (ajnabi) is prohibited, according to the 79th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 2007.
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- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In principle, shaking hands with a non-mahram woman (ajnabi) is prohibited, according to the 79th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee in 2007. In certain situations that are difficult to avoid, it is permitted. This allowance must be kept controlled so that it does not become a norm in Muslim society.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa pada prinsipnya hukum berjabat tangan dengan wanita ajnabi adalah haram.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Berjabat Tangan Dengan Wanita Ajnabi”, 8 September 2007. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-berjabat-tangan-dengan-wanita-ajnabi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-shaking-hands-non-mahram-woman/