The Ruling on Women Registering in Mixed Forums on the Internet
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for women to register in mixed forums on the internet, to write with men, and to reply to them, even though there are purely female forums? With your honor’s knowledge, there are many negatives that occur in these mixed forums, and those women in these forums have been advised, but they objected strongly.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim woman to fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic in herself, and to preserve her modesty, her hijab, and her shyness, and not to mix with men, because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that.
And women, in general, are better off staying in their homes[Al-Ahzab 33:33]. It is better for a woman and safer for her to remain in her home and not leave it except for a need. When she goes out, she should be covered, leave off adornment, leave off perfume, and avoid mixing and seclusion with men. She should not go out except under these conditions.
As for letting her have complete freedom to do whatever she pleases and go to women's gatherings or mixed gatherings, this involves fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil. So the Muslim woman should keep herself away from these matters, even if whoever issued a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) to her did so. Fatwas are numerous and varied, and everyone issues a ruling according to his own inclination. Everyone issues a ruling based on what comes to him without reflection or consideration, and even without knowledge. So do not be deceived by fatwas; what is good is what feels good in your heartJami` at-Tirmidhi 2389Sahih (Darussalam) what hesitates in the soul and you dislike people finding out about it, even if people issue fatwas against you and you issue fatwas against them.
So a person should fear Allah regarding himself and not be swept along by fatwas, especially in this time when many issue rulings without knowledge, many issue rulings out of ignorance, many issue rulings according to their desires, and many are bold in issuing fatwas. The most binding thing on a person is his religion, so he should not be negligent in it. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for women to register in mixed forums on the internet, to write with men, and to reply to them, even though there are purely female forums? With your honor’s knowledge, there are many negatives that occur in these mixed forums, and those women in these forums have been advised, but they objected strongly.
Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim woman to fear Allah the Mighty and Majestic in herself, and to preserve her modesty, her hijab, and her shyness, and not to mix with men, because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) involved in that.
And women, in general, are better off staying in their homes
And abide in your houses and do not display yourselves as [was] the display of the former times of ignorance.
وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَىٰAs for letting her have complete freedom to do whatever she pleases and go to women's gatherings or mixed gatherings, this involves fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil. So the Muslim woman should keep herself away from these matters, even if whoever issued a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) to her did so. Fatwas are numerous and varied, and everyone issues a ruling according to his own inclination. Everyone issues a ruling based on what comes to him without reflection or consideration, and even without knowledge. So do not be deceived by fatwas; what is good is what feels good in your heart
and sin is what fluctuates in your chest, and you would hate
والاثم ما حاك في نفسك وكرهتSo a person should fear Allah regarding himself and not be swept along by fatwas, especially in this time when many issue rulings without knowledge, many issue rulings out of ignorance, many issue rulings according to their desires, and many are bold in issuing fatwas. The most binding thing on a person is his religion, so he should not be negligent in it. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 03 — alfawzan.live (30:10)
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