Question
Is shaking a non Muslim female's hand at a job interview or at a meeting necessary if she puts her hand out? People argue that it's the times we live in, and if we don't, it will create a bad impression of Islam?
Answer
Shaking the hand of a female, even if she is a Muslim, at a job interview or even when being interviewed by a female is not permissible. The argument of necessity is baatil. It is not permissible to attend such an interview. Almost every belief and tenet of Islam is ridiculed and rejected by the kuffaar. To appease the stupidities of the western kuffaar, it is never permissible to violate the Shariah. On this convoluted idea, the Islamic belief of Tauheed, Risaalat, the practices of Salaat, Hajj, etc. will all have to be abandoned to bootlick the kuffaar. The effect of appeasing the kuffaar is abandonment of Islam.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 08
- PDF page
- 5
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