What is the proof for the judgment that a man’s handshake with a marriageable female (ajnabiyyah) from her age of desirability, is Islamically unlawful?
The Prophet, salallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said, “If Allah willed to punish the man who sinfully touches a marriageable woman, his punishment would be more severe than to be stricken on his head with an iron bar. ” (Related by Al-Daraqutniyy. The Prophet also said in another hadith related by al-Bukhariyy, “The adultery of the hands is the forbidden touch (zinal-yadan).”
