Is It Permissible to Shake Hands With the Opposite Gender? (Video)

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Question: Assalam alaykum

Is it permissible to shake hands with the opposite gender?

Answer:  Wa alaykum assalam,

Here is a video answer to this question by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and Executive Director of SeekersGuidance Global After ten years overseas, Shaykh Faraz returned to Canada in the Summer of 2007. In May 2008 he founded SeekersGuidance Global to deal with the urgent need to spread Islamic knowledge—both online and on the ground—in a reliable, relevant, inspiring, and accessible manner. He has been repeatedly listed as one of the world’s 500 most influential Muslims (The Muslim500).