Question:
Assalamualaikum,
For wedded couples, especially so for newly-weds, maintaining a good physical contact such as holding hands is one of the new ways to show signs of love.
However, I also learnt that it is always best to be keeping your wudhu at all times. Is there a middle-ground for this situation? Or one of the actions would top up the other?
Thank you so much. May Allah bless you. I love you Mawlana Shaykh Nazim, Shaykh Hisham, Shaykh Adnan and all!
Answer:
wa `alaykum salaam,
For unwed couples, they are not allowed to hold hands at all unless they want to make sin, so it is up to them. But for your case, you are allowed as you are married. And if you have wudu and hold hands, you will be rewarded and raised in hasanat, as holding the hands of your husband/wife is considered `ibadah, worship, so it is not a problem. Then after you finish going where you are going, you can renew your wudu. However, you have to be careful. If anything drips, then you know what you have to do.
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
