My brother left me in the men’s sitting area for a short time, and there was a closed door between me and his wife. Does this count as seclusion?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I sat in my brother’s house, then my brother left the house for a short time. I was sitting in the men’s sitting area, and the door was closed and I did not open it, and my brother’s wife was inside the house. Is this permissible, or is this seclusion? What do we say? He says: I sat in my brother’s house, then my brother left the house for a short time, and I was in the men’s sitting area, and the door was closed and I did not open it, and the woman took her…
Answer:
The door was closed for a short time and he will return, so there is no harm, if Allah wills. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I sat in my brother’s house, then my brother left the house for a short time. I was sitting in the men’s sitting area, and the door was closed and I did not open it, and my brother’s wife was inside the house. Is this permissible, or is this seclusion? What do we say? He says: I sat in my brother’s house, then my brother left the house for a short time, and I was in the men’s sitting area, and the door was closed and I did not open it, and the woman took her…
Answer:
The door was closed for a short time and he will return, so there is no harm, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [612 /641] تركني أخي في مجلس الرجال فترة قصيرة وبيني وبين زوجته باب مغلق، فهل يعد خلوة؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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