Denying what is wrong and confronting the woman who displays her adornment in the sacred precincts
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Question:
This questioner says: I was in Muzdalifah, and after the last part of the night had come, I found a woman displaying her adornment flirting with me a lot and distracting me greatly. I am afraid that if I advise her, she might bring a case against me. What is your honorable opinion on unveiling without hijab in such situations?
Answer:
You know your own situation best. A believer, when he sees what is wrong, denies it. He speaks to the one committing the wrong and advises him, saying, "Fear Allah, this is not permissible." If he is in a place where he fears being accused, he knows his own situation best, so he should turn away from it and move away from the place of evil so that he is not accused of wrongdoing. However, if he is in a place where he is not accused, he should advise, deny, teach, and guide, as Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:71] It is important that they deny it, and He the Exalted and Majestic said: [Ali 'Imran 3:110] Enjoining good and forbidding evil between men and women is a required command in the Shari'ah. But if it is in a private place where he fears accusation—if he speaks to her, she might say, "He spoke to me privately," or he might be accused of it—he should move away so that he does not fall into a catastrophe.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
This questioner says: I was in Muzdalifah, and after the last part of the night had come, I found a woman displaying her adornment flirting with me a lot and distracting me greatly. I am afraid that if I advise her, she might bring a case against me. What is your honorable opinion on unveiling without hijab in such situations?
Answer:
You know your own situation best. A believer, when he sees what is wrong, denies it. He speaks to the one committing the wrong and advises him, saying, "Fear Allah, this is not permissible." If he is in a place where he fears being accused, he knows his own situation best, so he should turn away from it and move away from the place of evil so that he is not accused of wrongdoing. However, if he is in a place where he is not accused, he should advise, deny, teach, and guide, as Allah the Exalted said:
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right
وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِYou are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah.
كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 9 — archive.org (43:07)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
