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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Blaming the woman who goes out without need when she is harassed by men

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a woman leaves her home without need and is harassed by men, do we blame her? Do we blame the woman as we blame the man?

Answer:
Yes, we blame both. Who are the two? The man who did not protect her and the woman who was ill-mannered and went against what is befitting for women in terms of modesty. Yes, and a woman going out is dangerous, even going to the mosque is dangerous, so what about her going out to other than the mosque? A woman going out is dangerous. But where is the one who understands? Where is the one who realizes that the matter is very serious now regarding women? The barriers with women have been broken. Women have been given freedom in every aspect. Western culture and Western manners have swept over us, and there is no power or might except with Allah. Yes.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 06-01-1435هـ — af.org.sa (41:34)

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