Girls kissing girls on their cheeks

Q: Can a girl kiss her friend who is also a girl on the cheek and it is not done with lust, rather out of love and compassion. Also can a father kiss his baaligh daughter again not with lust but out of compassion. If yes, whats the daleel?

A: On account of the abundance of fitnah and widespread evil we discourage this.

As above.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)