Is the tawaf (circumambulation) of the House considered evidence for the permissibility of free mixing between men and women?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some students of knowledge mentioned in one of the newspapers that the mixing of men and women is permissible; because Muslims have been performing tawaf (circumambulation) around the House, men and women, throughout the ages.
Answer:
Is the mixing intended at the House? Is it intended mixing? Or did the mixing occur out of necessity due to the large number of people and the inability to control them? This is a necessity, not a choice. They did not come with the intention of mixing; rather, they came for worship. However, due to their large numbers in the place, crowding may occur, even though it is obligatory for the Muslim to avoid this as much as possible.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some students of knowledge mentioned in one of the newspapers that the mixing of men and women is permissible; because Muslims have been performing tawaf (circumambulation) around the House, men and women, throughout the ages.
Answer:
Is the mixing intended at the House? Is it intended mixing? Or did the mixing occur out of necessity due to the large number of people and the inability to control them? This is a necessity, not a choice. They did not come with the intention of mixing; rather, they came for worship. However, due to their large numbers in the place, crowding may occur, even though it is obligatory for the Muslim to avoid this as much as possible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/639] هل الطواف بالبيت يُعد دليلاً على جواز الاختلاط بين الرجال والنساء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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