What is the wisdom behind the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “And separate them in their beds”?
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Question:
Abu Muhammad from Riyadh asks, saying: What is the wisdom behind the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “And separate them in their beds”?
Answer:
It is out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) regarding desires, out of fear of the fitnah of desire, that desire might arise between them if they are close to one another in the bed. Yes, this is a precaution, and this is among the evidence for prohibiting free mixing of men and women, this is among the evidence for prohibiting free mixing of men and women, because it causes fitnah. Yes.
Abu Muhammad from Riyadh asks, saying: What is the wisdom behind the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “And separate them in their beds”?
Answer:
It is out of fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) regarding desires, out of fear of the fitnah of desire, that desire might arise between them if they are close to one another in the bed. Yes, this is a precaution, and this is among the evidence for prohibiting free mixing of men and women, this is among the evidence for prohibiting free mixing of men and women, because it causes fitnah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1955 - ما الحكمة من قول الرسول ﷺ: ( وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع )؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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