What is the ruling on shaking hands with women according to Imam Abu Hanifa?
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The Hanafis consider it forbidden for a man to shake hands with a young, non- woman. However, they permit it between two elderly individuals due to the absence of lust between them, citing the : "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to shake hands with old women." Ibn Hajar said about this hadith, "I have not found it," and Az-Zayla'i described it as "Gharib" (unfamiliar/strange).
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