Re: Hijabi
thank you.
yeah i feel awkward when men at work want to shake hands with me. its such an awkward situation.
i think with another muslim male, and for some reason, they wanted to shake you hand, maybe you could put ur hand to your upper chest and nod ur head and say salam. I see a lot of brothers do that when they greet each other at the masjid, they woudl shake each others hands and put their own hand to their chest and nod. Its now becomign a habit of mine if I do greet someone that I dont shake hands with or hug (male or female).
whats done is done. if you feel guilty, repent and inshallah in the future you can avoid these awkward situations.
i remember once at a islamic conference, Shaykh Hamza Yousaf was walking by me and gave his salam to me (i was standing by myself). i was so in awe of him and so flustered, that for some reason i replied back with salams and gave him the “adaab” hand gesture..ha ha. so weird cuz i never do that and no one in my family does that either. i felt like umrao jaa. ha ha
i am not sure if i feel guilty but i just don’t want it to happen in future. and i do like your advice i think i will do the nodding my head in futrue INSHALLAH.