The guidelines a woman should observe when working outside the home

Question:
His other question says: What is the ruling on a woman working outside her home? And if the answer is no, does dire necessity permit her to work if her husband’s income is very low?

Answer:
A woman working outside her home is permissible to the extent of the need, provided she is safe from mixing with men and safe from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Muslim women have always worked in farms, in tending livestock, and in meeting their needs and buying their necessities from the markets, because the need calls for it. However, this must be done with modesty, avoiding ikhtilat (free mixing of men and women), and refraining from flirtation and speech that leads to fitnah with men. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to His Prophet, and to the wives of His Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them), who are the role model for other Muslim women: “And remain in your homes and do not display yourselves as the former people of Jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance) displayed themselves.” He, the Exalted, said: The meaning of this is speech that gives those who cause fitnah hope regarding the woman; it is speech that is not needed. As for the speech she needs for understanding, while she is modest, veiled, and not mixed with men, there is no harm in it to the extent of the need. Likewise, going out to the extent of the need, with modesty, and by keeping away from the mixing of men and women, and the work must be of the type suitable for a woman, from women’s work, not men’s work, but rather from the women’s work that is fitting for them. Yes.