What is the basis for Imam Malik's prohibition of a man shaking hands with a woman who is a stranger to him? And who is the author of the statement that details the cases of a man shaking hands with a woman who is a stranger to him, and does this author belong to the Maliki school of thought?

The Maliki texts, such as "Mukhtasar al-Akhdari," indicate the prohibition of shaking hands with a non-mahram woman (ajnabiyyah) in the Maliki school of thought. In "'Minah al-Jalil Sharh Mukhtasar Khalil" by 'Ulaish, it is stated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, never pledged allegiance to women by shaking their hands; rather, his pledge of allegiance to them was through speech. As for the issue of ablution being invalidated by touch, there is a detailed explanation according to the intention of pleasure or its occurrence, while the prohibition is linked to the intention, regardless of whether pleasure occurred or not.