The Ruling on Seclusion in a School Bus
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Question:
If I used to work on a school bus, and when I am dropping off the female students, one of them ends up being with me at the end, is this considered seclusion? Or is seclusion only when it is in a room far away from people?
Answer:
This is seclusion. You and she are in the car alone, with no one else with you; this is seclusion. As for her getting off with the other girls, or that someone remains with her—two or three girls remain with her—so that you are not left in the car with only one girl, this is seclusion. Or if your wife or your older daughter is with you, the important thing is that someone is with you, and you manage your own affairs. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
If I used to work on a school bus, and when I am dropping off the female students, one of them ends up being with me at the end, is this considered seclusion? Or is seclusion only when it is in a room far away from people?
Answer:
This is seclusion. You and she are in the car alone, with no one else with you; this is seclusion. As for her getting off with the other girls, or that someone remains with her—two or three girls remain with her—so that you are not left in the car with only one girl, this is seclusion. Or if your wife or your older daughter is with you, the important thing is that someone is with you, and you manage your own affairs. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [57] — alfawzan.live (1:24:26)
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