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Question : #1052

Subject:	Lineage
Question:	Asalam, my mother is a syeda...she is a 'najab ul turfain...but my father was a non-syed! Can I be attributed as a syed? And if I cant..then y not...isnt bibi fatima tuz zahra s.a. my grandmother? Am I not allowed to shake hands with her? Am i not mehram for her? Please please reply since this a major hindrance in my marriage ..
Answer:	Our Sheikh will respond to this question in the coming days Insha'Allah, check again soon