Guidance from the fatwas on women driving and free mixing
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A few days ago, someone claiming to be among the people of knowledge issued a fatwa permitting women to drive cars. He challenged the scholars and the people of knowledge, stating that there is no evidence in the Qur'an prohibiting this. Then he issued another fatwa permitting free mixing in workplaces, claiming that the prohibited mixing is physical contact. What is your opinion on such fatwas? And what is your guidance for us?
Answer:
Do not pay attention to these fatwas. Do not pay attention to them. General issuing of fatwas has a designated authority. General issuing of fatwas has a designated authority. Not everyone issues fatwas for the people.
Not everyone issues fatwas for the people in general. And women driving cars is forbidden because of the harms that result from it.
The harms that result from it are not hidden. He claims that the Qur'an says it is permissible for a woman to drive a car. And the hadith does not say the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it is permissible for a woman to drive a car. Allah prohibited fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). There is no fitnah. And what results in fitnah, He prohibited. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) also prohibited what results in fitnah. Among that is women driving cars, which results in fitnah and evils, so there is no doubt.
As for free mixing, this is a clear matter. It is not permissible for a woman to mix with men; rather, she must be separate, even in worship. Even in worship, the female Companions prayed behind the male Companions without mixing with them, and she does not come to the first row to obtain the virtue.
Rather, it is not permissible for her to mix with men, so she is in a separate row, even if she is alone. And it is not permissible for a man to stand in a row behind the rows alone, as you know. But a woman must not enter the row and pray alone behind the row, as in the hadith of Umm Salim: "I stood up and the orphan behind him, meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umm Salim behind us." Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Why don't you come closer to the Messenger and stand behind him? But this is not permissible. Tell him this: this is a person who wants to understand. But if he does not want to understand, you have no way with him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A few days ago, someone claiming to be among the people of knowledge issued a fatwa permitting women to drive cars. He challenged the scholars and the people of knowledge, stating that there is no evidence in the Qur'an prohibiting this. Then he issued another fatwa permitting free mixing in workplaces, claiming that the prohibited mixing is physical contact. What is your opinion on such fatwas? And what is your guidance for us?
Answer:
Do not pay attention to these fatwas. Do not pay attention to them. General issuing of fatwas has a designated authority. General issuing of fatwas has a designated authority. Not everyone issues fatwas for the people.
Not everyone issues fatwas for the people in general. And women driving cars is forbidden because of the harms that result from it.
The harms that result from it are not hidden. He claims that the Qur'an says it is permissible for a woman to drive a car. And the hadith does not say the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it is permissible for a woman to drive a car. Allah prohibited fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). There is no fitnah. And what results in fitnah, He prohibited. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) also prohibited what results in fitnah. Among that is women driving cars, which results in fitnah and evils, so there is no doubt.
As for free mixing, this is a clear matter. It is not permissible for a woman to mix with men; rather, she must be separate, even in worship. Even in worship, the female Companions prayed behind the male Companions without mixing with them, and she does not come to the first row to obtain the virtue.
Rather, it is not permissible for her to mix with men, so she is in a separate row, even if she is alone. And it is not permissible for a man to stand in a row behind the rows alone, as you know. But a woman must not enter the row and pray alone behind the row, as in the hadith of Umm Salim: "I stood up and the orphan behind him, meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umm Salim behind us." Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Why don't you come closer to the Messenger and stand behind him? But this is not permissible. Tell him this: this is a person who wants to understand. But if he does not want to understand, you have no way with him. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين، أسئلة المنتقى — alfawzan.live (9:41)
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