What is the ruling on women working alongside men?
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Question : What is the ruling in Islam regarding the Muslim woman working, knowing that she is committed, or commits herself to the Shari'ah dress, but the work involves mixing with men?
Answer : What I see is that it is not permissible for a woman to participate with a man in any work on the basis of mixing, because this mixing entails a great trial. This mixing may start on the basis of commitment and modesty, but with frequent contact, the situation changes, and a great trial occurs that leads to the corruption of morals. It indicates that the Shari'ah does not want women to mix with men that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the prayer, would remain for a short while.
So that the women could go out. Also indicating this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani) Why? And victory.
That the best of them is the one farthest from the men, because the last of them is farthest from the men than the first, so the best of them is... Also indicating this is that the women of the Companions came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asking him for an appointment to teach them what Allah the Exalted had taught them, and they said, "The men overwhelm you." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed them a day in a specific place, came to them, and taught them. If mixing had been permissible, he would have said to them, "Attend the gatherings of dhikr with the men," and he would have been spared the trouble of wasting time by gathering them and going to them.
Answer : What I see is that it is not permissible for a woman to participate with a man in any work on the basis of mixing, because this mixing entails a great trial. This mixing may start on the basis of commitment and modesty, but with frequent contact, the situation changes, and a great trial occurs that leads to the corruption of morals. It indicates that the Shari'ah does not want women to mix with men that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished the prayer, would remain for a short while.
So that the women could go out. Also indicating this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst of them is the first
خير صفوف النساء آخرها وشرها أولهاThat the best of them is the one farthest from the men, because the last of them is farthest from the men than the first, so the best of them is... Also indicating this is that the women of the Companions came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asking him for an appointment to teach them what Allah the Exalted had taught them, and they said, "The men overwhelm you." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed them a day in a specific place, came to them, and taught them. If mixing had been permissible, he would have said to them, "Attend the gatherings of dhikr with the men," and he would have been spared the trouble of wasting time by gathering them and going to them.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[38 من 65] ما حكم مشاركة المرأة الرجال في العمل؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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