It has become very common among girls who claim Islamic sisterhood to kiss one another in an exaggerated fashion, such as kissing on the mouth or elsewhere, and they claim that this is part of complete love. When we explain to them that it is haraam, they say that there is no shar’i evidence to show that it is haraam, and that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to bite the tongue of Zayd ibn Haarithah, and that they are prepared to stop doing this if they are shown any shar’i evidence that it is haraam.
Praise be to Allaah.
In order to establish a shar’i ruling, it is not essential
that there be a text which speaks specifically of it in a Qur’aanic verse or
a hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
There is no end to issues and new matters. Hence Islam has set out basic
principles which cover thousands of issues and explain their rulings. These
major principles include the principle of sadd al-dharaa’i (blocking the
means). In I’laam al-Muwaqqi’een, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have
mercy on him) mentioned ninety-nine texts from the Qur’aan and Sunnah which
point to the soundness of this principle. What is meant by “blocking the
means” is that everything that is a means that leads to falling into
something haraam is also forbidden, even if it is permissible in principal.
It is well known that Islam closes the door to things that
lead to immorality, whether it is zina or perversions thereof such as
homosexuality or lesbianism. Among the ways in which it has closed the door
to that are the following:
Forbidding men to look at women and vice versa, forbidding a
man to be alone with a non-mahram woman or to shake hands with her,
forbidding a woman to travel alone, and so on. Another example is the way in
which Islam closes the door to perversion and immorality that may occur
between males or between women, so Islam forbids a woman to look at the
‘awrah of another woman, or a man to look at the ‘awrah of another man; it
forbids sleeping in one bed beneath one cover; and it forbids looking,
touching and kissing if that is done with desire, even between one woman and
another, or between one man and another.
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “No man should look at the ‘awrah of another man,
and no woman should look at the ‘awrah of another woman. No man should lie
down with another man beneath a single cover, and no woman should lie down
with another woman beneath a single cover.” Narrated by Muslim (338).
The scholars have also clearly stated that this applies even
between mahrams (close blood relatives). They have stated that it is
forbidden for a father to kiss his daughter on the mouth and that it is even
more forbidden for a brother to kiss his sister on the mouth, let alone
other relatives.
Imam Ahmad was asked about a man kissing a woman who is his
mahram. He said: If he has come from a journey and he does not fear that
there may be any temptation. Ibn Muflih said: But he should never do that on
the mouth; it should be on the cheek or on the head.
Al-Adaab al-Shar’iyyah (2/256)
Imam Ahmad has mentioned the following limitations with
regard to kissing mahrams:
1 – There should be a special reason for it, such as having
come from a journey.
2 – There should be no risk of fitnah (temptation).
Ibn Muflih (may Allaah have mercy on him) has explained an
important point which is that there should be no kissing on the mouth,
rather it should be on the cheek or head, because kissing the mouth has to
do with desire, not the kissing of emotion such as that of a father or
brother. This is clear to anyone who thinks about it.
In al-Iqnaa’ (3/156) it says:
There is nothing wrong with one who has come from a journey
kissing his female mahrams, so long as he does not fear that there may be
any temptation, but he should not kiss on the mouth, rather it should be on
the forehead or head. End quote.
In al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (13/130) it says:
It is not permissible for a man to kiss the mouth or hand or
anything else of another man, or for a woman to kiss another woman, or to
embrace or touch their bodies, etc, if that is done by way of desire. There
is no difference of opinion among the fuqaha’ on this matter …
But if that is not done on the mouth, and it is done by way
of respect and honouring, or to express emotion upon meeting and parting,
then there is nothing wrong with it. End quote.
If these are the words of our scholars and imams with regard
to kissing mahrams such as a daughter, then how can they allow non-mahram
females to kiss one another on the mouth on a daily basis, with no reason
such as travelling or a lengthy absence?
you will find important
details on the ruling on schoolgirls kissing one another on a daily basis.
What is said there about it not being allowed applies even more so to
kissing on the mouth.
It should be noted that we cannot find the hadeeth mentioned
in the question about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) biting the tongue of Zayd ibn Haarithah, and we do not know where
this comes from.
In al-Tirmidhi (2732) it is narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may
Allaah be pleased with her) said: Zayd ibn Haarithah came to Madeenah and
the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was
in my house. He came to him and knocked at the door, and the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) stood up and
embraced him and kissed him.
But this is a da’eef (weak) hadeeth, which was classed as
such by al-Albaani in Da’eef al-Tirmidhi.
And Allaah knows best.
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