Question: Is it permissible to extend the greeting [of as-salaam 'alaykum] to a Muslim woman without looking at her and talking to her [beyond saying as-salaam 'alaykum]?
Response: It is permissible so long as you are [both] protected from fitnah. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) used to extend the greeting (as-salaam 'alaykum) to the women and quite possibly raise his hand as a [greeting] sign, so there is no harm in saying "as-salaam 'alaykum" and she [responds by] saying "wa 'alaykum as-salaam" - no harm in this. And Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) says regarding the women:
{...but speak in an honourable manner}, Soorah al-Ahzaab, Aayah 32
Shaykh Muqbil ibn Haadee
Ghaaratul-Ashritah 'alaa Ahlil-Jahli was-Safsatah - Volume 1, Page 115
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