It was narrated
that Ma’qil ibn Yassaar said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an
iron needle is better for him than that he should touch a woman who is not
permissible for him.”
This hadeeth
alone is sufficient to deter and to instill the obedience required of us by
Allaah, because it implies that touching women may lead to temptation and
immorality.
It was narrated
that ‘Aa’ishah the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “When the believing women migrated to the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him), they would be tested in accordance with
the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning): ‘O Prophet! When
believing women come to you to give you the Bay‘ah (pledge), that they will not
associate anything in worship with Allaah, that they will not steal, that they
will not commit illegal sexual intercourse’[al-Mumtahanah 60:12]
‘Aa’ishah said: Whoever among the believing women
agreed to that had passed the test, and when the women agreed to that, the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to them:
“Go, for you have given your oath of allegiance.’ No, by Allaah, the hand of
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never
touched the hand of any woman, rather they would give their oath of allegiance
with words only.” And ‘Aa’ishah said: “By Allaah, the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) only took the oath of allegiance
from the women in the manner prescribed by Allaah, and the hand of the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never touched
the hand of any woman. When he had taken their oath of allegiance he would say,
‘I have accepted your oath of allegiance verbally.’”(narrated by Muslim,
1866)
It is not permissible to shake hands even with a
barrier in between, such as shaking hands from beneath a garment and the like.
The hadeeth that was narrated allowing that is da’eef (weak). It was
narrated from Ma’qal ibn Yassaar that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used to shake hands with women from beneath a
garment.” Narrated by al-Tabaraani in al-Awsat,
2855.
With regard to the views of the four imams, they
are as follows:
1 – The Hanafi
madhhab:
Ibn Nujaym
said: It is not permissible for a man to touch a woman’s face or hands
even if there is no risk of desire because it is haraam in principle and there
is no necessity that would allow it.Al-Bahr al-Raa’iq, 8/219
2 – The Maaliki madhhab: Muhammad ibn Ahmad
(‘Ulaysh) said: It is not permissible for a man to touch the face or hand
of a non-mahram woman, and it is not permissible for him to put his hand on
hers without a barrier. ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: “The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) never accepted a woman’s
oath of allegiance by shaking hands with her; rather he (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) used to accept their oath of allegiance by words only.”
According to another report, “His hand never touched the hand of a woman,
rather he would accept their oath of allegiance by words only.” (Manh
al-Jaleel Sharh Mukhtasar Khaleel, 1/223)
3 – The Shaafa’i madhhab: Al-Nawawi
said: It is not permissible to touch a woman in any way. Al-Majmoo’,
4/515.
4 – The Hanbali
madhhab ;Ibn Muflih said: Abu ‘Abd-Allaah – i.e., Imam Ahmad – was
asked about a man who shakes hands with a woman. He said, No, and was emphatic
that it is haraam. I said, Should he shake hands with her from beneath his
garment? He said, No. Shaykh Taqiy al-Deen also favoured the view that it
is prohibited, and gave the reason that touching is more serious than
looking. AlAdaab al-Shar’iyyah, 2/257.source- https://islamqa.info/en/21183
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