The ruling on a widow going out to her sheep during her period of mourning
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Question:
We conclude this session with a question from a sister who says to me: “Shaykh, my husband has passed away, and I live in the countryside. I have no children, and I have a large flock of sheep. Is it permissible, Shaykh, for me to go out to the sheep in the desert while I am in my period of mourning, and to speak to the young male workers who work with these sheep, knowing that these workers are responsible for them?”
Answer:
If she finds no one to do this work, if she finds no one to entrust with supervising these sheep and the shepherds with them, and she needs to do so, there is no harm in her going out during the day to her sheep, attending to their affairs, and supervising them, and then returning to her home.
We conclude this session with a question from a sister who says to me: “Shaykh, my husband has passed away, and I live in the countryside. I have no children, and I have a large flock of sheep. Is it permissible, Shaykh, for me to go out to the sheep in the desert while I am in my period of mourning, and to speak to the young male workers who work with these sheep, knowing that these workers are responsible for them?”
Answer:
If she finds no one to do this work, if she finds no one to entrust with supervising these sheep and the shepherds with them, and she needs to do so, there is no harm in her going out during the day to her sheep, attending to their affairs, and supervising them, and then returning to her home.
Source
خروج المحتدة لقضاء حوائجها — alfawzan.live
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