A Woman Learning the Qur'an from a Non-Mahram Man

Question:
A woman asks: Is it permissible for a sister to sit in a gathering to learn the Qur'an with a non-mahram man without a barrier between them? And what is the extent of the barrier required between them, if it is obligatory? And what is the obligatory conduct toward this action?

Answer:
Being alone (khalwah) is not permissible. It is not permissible for a woman to be alone with a man who is not one of her mahrams, neither to learn the Qur'an nor for anything else. Therefore, being alone in a place is not permissible, even if there is a barrier between them. If they are in a room, we do not say to you, "put a barrier between them and the state of being alone is removed." No, this is not permissible; it is not permissible. However, if they are in the presence of people and she is receiving the Qur'an from a man with sufficient hijab, and there is no being alone, and there is no exposure or uncovering of the hijab, then there is no harm. But it is better that she learn from women. The learned women today are many, praise be to Allah. She does not need men. There are many women; she learns from them, from the women.

The presenter:
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