Following the Champions League final, Khabib Nurmagomedov, a former UFC fighter and PSG supporter, reportedly “refused” to shake hands with CBS Sports host Kate Scott, allowing fans to voice their opinions.
Former football players Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards, and online personality iShowSpeed joined Scott, formerly Kate Abdo, during a section of CBS Sports’ coverage of PSG’s 5-0 victory against Inter Milan in Munich, Germany, on Saturday night (May 31).
The group was discussing Khabib’s friendship with club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and his fandom of PSG.
When the group started shaking hands at the end of the segment, spectators saw that Khabib put his hand on his heart instead than shaking Scott’s hand, even though she offered.
Social media users quickly voiced their opinions about the occurrence, but there might be a reason.
One commented: “Kate and Khabib had a great interaction. Respect other people’s boundaries and don’t become attached to it. Khabib upheld his values while demonstrating respect in his own way. Excellent.”
Another said, “Great appreciation to Khabib for holding firmly to his beliefs, and great appreciation to Kate for understanding that.”
A third person said: “Watching Khabib avoid the handshake with Kate was a little strange. However, she handled it like a true pro—cool and collected.
“All you men complaining in the replies,” a fourth person clarified. He didn’t shake her hand, which, in his opinion, was the greatest sign of respect. It would practically amount to him demeaning her if he did.
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The former UFC fighter is a devoted Muslim, thus it seems possible that Khabib did not shake Scott’s hand because of his Islamic beliefs, though this is not entirely apparent.
“Muslim women cannot shake hands with non-Mahram men, and Muslim men cannot shake hands with non-Mahram women,” states Muslim College. It doesn’t matter what faith they practice.
“It is true that I do not shake hands with women,” stated the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). [4187 Sunan Nasā’i].
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