The Ruling on Studying in Co-educational Schools

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from outside the country says: There are some schools in our country where there is mixing between men and women in the classrooms. He asks: What is the ruling on studying in these schools?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible if the female students are with the male students, mixing in the seats and in the gatherings; this is not permissible. However, if the female students are confined to a specific place and are hidden from the male students, then there is no harm in it. Yes. Yes, yes.

The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you and protect you: Can we say that it is permissible for girls to study in these co-educational schools, mixing with young men and young women, on the basis of dire necessity?

The Shaykh:
No, if it is possible for you to study at home, or if you can have a school at home, do not mix them with the male students.