How can we reconcile the Hadith of the young girl who came running to eat, and the Prophet seized her hand, with the Hadith of Aisha that the Prophet never shook hands with women nor ever placed his hand in the hand of a woman?
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There is no harm in touching or shaking hands with a young girl if she is not desired [in a sexual sense]. The term "jariya" in the Hadith refers to a young girl.
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