A Response to Those Who Permit Free Mixing of Men and Women by Claiming It Occurred During Tawaf

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Is there evidence in the tawaf (circumambulation) of the Sacred House that free mixing (ikhtilat) is permissible between men and women, as some writers claim? And how should one respond to them? And does the depth

The Shaykh:
of one who performs tawaf intending to mix with and touch women is sinful. He is sinful to the greatest degree and has no reward in his tawaf. If he intends to mix with women and intends to touch them and crowd them, he is sinful. He has no reward in his tawaf. For actions are by intentions, and every person will have only what he intended. But if he performs tawaf for worship and to draw near to Allah, and unintentional mixing occurs due to the crowd, due to the large number of people, he is not held accountable for this. This is unintentional; it is mixing that is not intended. These people call for intentional, organized mixing. As for mixing that comes about unintentionally, it has no ruling. Yes. With caution between men and women as much as possible. Caution between men and women as much as possible. But if something happens unintentionally, then, then, then there is no sin in it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,

The questioner:
A continuation of the question: He asks, Did 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) separate between men and women during tawaf?

The Shaykh:
I do not know anything of this. I do not know. But this is something required, required. For this reason, they said that it is better for women to perform tawaf at night. It is better for women to perform tawaf at night when the crowd is light. All of this is to avoid mixing and to avoid crowding as much as possible. Yes.