eeps away from her as much as possible. <a href="http://islamqa.com/en/ref/70427Prohibition">http://islamqa.com/en/ref/70427Prohibition</a> on shaking hands with paternal uncle???s wife even if she is oldIt is not permissible to shake hands with non-mahram women at all, whether they are young or old, and whether the man who is shaking hands is a young man or an old man, because of the danger of fitnah (temptation) that it poses to both parties.