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How should a person behave with his non-mahram female relatives with whom he was not nursed, when they become angry at him for avoiding them, claiming they are his sisters?

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You did well by refusing to shake hands with your non-mahram female relatives. You must clarify to them that this is forbidden, based on the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) saying: "For one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron needle is better for him than to touch a woman who is not lawful for him." It is permissible to greet them with salaam and inquire about their well-being without shaking hands, provided there is no khalwa (seclusion) and no fear of fitna (temptation).

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