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This is inappropriate as it would affect others with illnesses in their hearts! 

Those who hold hands in public, what is their intention of doing so? If they want to display their affections, they have the whole day and night when they are alone in their homes to do so!

Insisting on doing it in public means that there is more to it than just expressing one’s love! 

Is it really haram to hold hands in public for spouses? Waht about just holding hands and nothing more? What if it’s in the culture of ours to do so