Old man patting a young girl on the head
Question
Is it permissible for an old person around 70 years to pat on the head out of affection a girl 25 years of age on the head.
Answer
If she is a na mahram to him he should refrain from this. Apart from the hands till the wrists the entire body of a woman as well as her hair forms part of the satar of a woman. Hence it is impermissible for a na mahram man to touch the body of a na mahram woman.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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