The Rights of the Spouses and the Ruling on a Woman Riding Alone with a Driver
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The questioner:
I ask for clarification on the rights of a husband over his wife, and the rights of a wife over her husband. The rights of the spouses, each over the other.
The Shaykh:
They are many, and they are summarized by treating one another with kindness, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:19], and He the Exalted also said: [Al-Baqarah 2:228]. So, treating one another with kindness includes providing for the wife, housing her, spending the night with her, and providing for her needs. This is part of treating her with kindness. Likewise, her treating her husband with kindness means not withholding herself from him when he desires her, within the limits that Allah the Exalted has permitted, and not leaving his house without his permission, and not allowing anyone into his house whom he dislikes without his permission, among other things.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on a woman riding alone with a driver to take her to school, her workplace, or the market?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to ride alone with a man who is not one of her mahram (close relatives) in a car, because this is a form of forbidden seclusion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man from being alone with a woman who is not lawful for him, and he informed that this is a cause for the presence of Satan and the occurrence of fitnah (trial or discord). A man being alone with her, whether in a house, a place, or a car, all of this falls under forbidden seclusion, even if he is taking her to a nearby house, a nearby place, or to school, because this is forbidden seclusion. Yes.
I ask for clarification on the rights of a husband over his wife, and the rights of a wife over her husband. The rights of the spouses, each over the other.
The Shaykh:
They are many, and they are summarized by treating one another with kindness, as Allah the Exalted said:
And live with them in kindness.
وَعَاشِرُوهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِAnd due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on a woman riding alone with a driver to take her to school, her workplace, or the market?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to ride alone with a man who is not one of her mahram (close relatives) in a car, because this is a form of forbidden seclusion. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man from being alone with a woman who is not lawful for him, and he informed that this is a cause for the presence of Satan and the occurrence of fitnah (trial or discord). A man being alone with her, whether in a house, a place, or a car, all of this falls under forbidden seclusion, even if he is taking her to a nearby house, a nearby place, or to school, because this is forbidden seclusion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أرجو بيان حقوق الزوج على زوجته والزوجة على زوجها؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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