What is the ruling on a woman going to the Tarawih prayer alone with the driver, or applying perfume when going to the mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: On the occasion of the approaching month of Ramadan, there are observations regarding some women who go to the mosque, including going to the Tarawih prayer alone with the driver, or applying perfume and musk when going to the mosque, or bringing small children with them, which causes disturbance to the men and women praying. We hope for guidance from your eminence regarding this.
Answer:
All of these are prohibited. First, she applies perfume when going out; this is forbidden. It is forbidden for her to apply perfume when going out because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Second, she rides with the driver alone; this is not permissible for her to be alone with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So she must not ride with the driver alone, not to the mosque, not to the school, not to the market, and not to visit her relatives. There must be with them an elder whose presence removes the seclusion. The third is bringing children who disturb the worshippers and misbehave in the mosque. If she has children, she should stay in her home. She stays in her home and raises her children, and she will be rewarded, if Allah wills.
As for if she goes to the mosque with her children and leaves them to misbehave in the mosque, play, and disturb the worshippers, she is seeking blame rather than reward. She should seek reward. She should stay in her home, and her home is better for her, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and their homes are better for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: On the occasion of the approaching month of Ramadan, there are observations regarding some women who go to the mosque, including going to the Tarawih prayer alone with the driver, or applying perfume and musk when going to the mosque, or bringing small children with them, which causes disturbance to the men and women praying. We hope for guidance from your eminence regarding this.
Answer:
All of these are prohibited. First, she applies perfume when going out; this is forbidden. It is forbidden for her to apply perfume when going out because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Second, she rides with the driver alone; this is not permissible for her to be alone with him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No man is to be alone with a woman
ما خلا رجل بامراهSatan is the third among them,
كان ثالثهما الشيطان،As for if she goes to the mosque with her children and leaves them to misbehave in the mosque, play, and disturb the worshippers, she is seeking blame rather than reward. She should seek reward. She should stay in her home, and her home is better for her, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and their homes are better for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [28 -954] ما حكم ذهاب المرأة لصلاة التراويح مع السائق وحدها أو التطيب عند الذهاب إلى المسجد..؟ — youtube.com
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