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sirajstc
i hav heard dat wen a nön mehram gives a muslim sister salam, she is not supposed to giv salam back.since v meet a lot of non mehram brothers,how do v greet them bck da salam?pls enlighten me about who nd all cn b cald as our mehram nd wit da knowledge of islam
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this was a ruling of imam malik, one of the four great imams but i have heard many hanafi ulema teach it also.
basically the ruling is as salaams can lead to conversation or fitnah and as a woman's voice is also part of her aurah then if a man gives her salaams then she should reply back in her head and keep walking so as not to cause a fitnah.
and then the same is said to a man if a woman gives you salaams then reply in your head and not out loud.
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