The ruling on a man sitting with his female relatives
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Question:
This sultan asks: Is it permissible for a man to sit with his female relatives in a family gathering, talk with them, and exchange friendly family conversation?
Answer:
Sitting that does not involve seclusion (khalwah), where a man and a woman who is not one of his mahram (forbidden relatives) are present, with women in the presence of men, is not prohibited, provided there is no free mixing (ikhtilat). The woman does not sit next to the man; rather, the women sit together, separate from the men, and they are also veiled from those who are not their mahram. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This sultan asks: Is it permissible for a man to sit with his female relatives in a family gathering, talk with them, and exchange friendly family conversation?
Answer:
Sitting that does not involve seclusion (khalwah), where a man and a woman who is not one of his mahram (forbidden relatives) are present, with women in the presence of men, is not prohibited, provided there is no free mixing (ikhtilat). The woman does not sit next to the man; rather, the women sit together, separate from the men, and they are also veiled from those who are not their mahram. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/266 — archive.org (12:27)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.