The Ruling on Free Mixing of Men and Women in Study, Work, and Tawaf
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Question:
What is the ruling on free mixing of men and women in study and work? Some argue that free mixing existed since the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the tawaf and other such arguments?
Answer:
Free mixing (ikhtilat) between men and women is forbidden because it leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the women from the men in the mosque. He placed the women in the back and the men in the front. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani). Sunan Abi Dawud 678Sahih (Al-Albani), so he arranged rows for the men and rows for the women, and he did not mix the two sexes. This is a lie about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Likewise, in the prayer of the festival, the men are in the front and the women in the back. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon to the men, he would go and deliver the sermon to the women, as is authentically reported from him. Why did he not mix them? Placing this one next to that one? Except to avoid fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), to educate the ummah (the Muslim community), and to prohibit free mixing (ikhtilat).
As for what happens during tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), this is not intended. The one who intends this is sinful. He commits a forbidden act by intending free mixing (ikhtilat) during tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah); this is a sinner, may Allah protect us from that.
As for the one who does not intend free mixing (ikhtilat), but it happens due to the crowding out of necessity caused by the crowd, this is not intended free mixing (ikhtilat). So it is not forbidden free mixing (ikhtilat) as they say. Yes.
What is the ruling on free mixing of men and women in study and work? Some argue that free mixing existed since the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the tawaf and other such arguments?
Answer:
Free mixing (ikhtilat) between men and women is forbidden because it leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the women from the men in the mosque. He placed the women in the back and the men in the front. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
the best of the men’s row is the first
خير صفوف الرجال أولهاand the worst of them is the last, but the best of the women’s rows is the last and the worst of them is the first.
وشرها آخرها، وخير صفوف النساء آخرها، وشرها أولهاLikewise, in the prayer of the festival, the men are in the front and the women in the back. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the sermon to the men, he would go and deliver the sermon to the women, as is authentically reported from him. Why did he not mix them? Placing this one next to that one? Except to avoid fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), to educate the ummah (the Muslim community), and to prohibit free mixing (ikhtilat).
As for what happens during tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah), this is not intended. The one who intends this is sinful. He commits a forbidden act by intending free mixing (ikhtilat) during tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah); this is a sinner, may Allah protect us from that.
As for the one who does not intend free mixing (ikhtilat), but it happens due to the crowding out of necessity caused by the crowd, this is not intended free mixing (ikhtilat). So it is not forbidden free mixing (ikhtilat) as they say. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 12-07-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (16:17)
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