Natural conditions compel us to mix with women; I ask that you guide your brothers, the sons of the desert, to what is better for them?
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Question:
A man from Syria sent a question saying: We live in the desert, we raise sheep, and we slaughter in the people's houses. Given our situation as we have described it, we have no choice but to mix with women. Also, the women mix with the men because the conditions of nature compel us to do so, in addition to the conditions of the desert. I ask that you guide your brothers, the sons of the desert, to what is better for them and for the Muslims. May Allah reward you with good and reward.
Answer:
It is obligatory for Muslims, whether in the cities or the desert, to fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and to avoid the causes of wisdom, by women adhering to the hijab that covers them from the gaze of men who are not their mahram (relatives one may not marry), and by not being alone, a woman alone with a man who is not her mahram, because that is a cause for the presence of Satan, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the fabricated hadith.
No man is to be alone with a woman except that Satan is the third among them. Likewise, avoiding the free mixing of men and women is a means to prevent trial, discord or temptation. If these precautions are observed, then by the permission of Allah, the prohibited matter will be removed and honor will be preserved. However, if one is lax in any of them, trial, discord or temptation will occur. If one is lenient regarding the covering, and the woman exposes her face or part of her body to men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry), or if a man and a woman are alone in the desert, in a residence, or in a car, trial, discord or temptation will also occur. If there is free mixing between men and women such that they are in a place where they mix, their bodies touch, or some of them come close to others in a way that incites trial, discord or temptation and stirs desire, then trial, discord or temptation will also occur. Therefore, Muslims in general, whether in the countryside or the city, must preserve the honor of their women and also preserve their own honor. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:30-31], rather [An-Nur 24:31] [An-Nur 24:31], to the end of the noble verse. So the woman should heed this, and the awliya (close friends of Allah) of the women should protect their women from falling into what has no good outcome. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Ahzab 33:53], for that is purer for your hearts and their hearts.
And He the Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:59]. Aisha, the mother of the believers, said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a state of ihram (the consecrated state of pilgrimage). When men passed by us, one of us would lower her khimar (the head covering) from her head over her face. When they had passed, we would uncover it. In addition to other evidence from the Book and the Sunnah (the Prophet's way) that it is obligatory for the woman to have complete covering from men, and it is obligatory for men to lower their gazes, guard their private parts, and avoid the causes that lead them to what has no good outcome.
A man from Syria sent a question saying: We live in the desert, we raise sheep, and we slaughter in the people's houses. Given our situation as we have described it, we have no choice but to mix with women. Also, the women mix with the men because the conditions of nature compel us to do so, in addition to the conditions of the desert. I ask that you guide your brothers, the sons of the desert, to what is better for them and for the Muslims. May Allah reward you with good and reward.
Answer:
It is obligatory for Muslims, whether in the cities or the desert, to fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and to avoid the causes of wisdom, by women adhering to the hijab that covers them from the gaze of men who are not their mahram (relatives one may not marry), and by not being alone, a woman alone with a man who is not her mahram, because that is a cause for the presence of Satan, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the fabricated hadith.
No man is to be alone with a woman except that Satan is the third among them. Likewise, avoiding the free mixing of men and women is a means to prevent trial, discord or temptation. If these precautions are observed, then by the permission of Allah, the prohibited matter will be removed and honor will be preserved. However, if one is lax in any of them, trial, discord or temptation will occur. If one is lenient regarding the covering, and the woman exposes her face or part of her body to men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry), or if a man and a woman are alone in the desert, in a residence, or in a car, trial, discord or temptation will also occur. If there is free mixing between men and women such that they are in a place where they mix, their bodies touch, or some of them come close to others in a way that incites trial, discord or temptation and stirs desire, then trial, discord or temptation will also occur. Therefore, Muslims in general, whether in the countryside or the city, must preserve the honor of their women and also preserve their own honor. Allah the Exalted said:
(30) Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. (31) And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَاand to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their
وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّAnd when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍAnd He the Exalted said:
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ظروف الطبيعة تجبرنا على مخالطة النساء، أرجو أن توجهوا إخوانكم أبناء البادية إلى ما هو خير لهم؟ — youtube.com
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