Correspondence Between a Woman and a Man
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Fatwa No. ( 8593 )
Q: I am a twenty-five-year-old girl who has worn the hijab for five years. I believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Day of Resurrection, and the punishment of the Hereafter. I remember death every minute and every second. You cannot imagine how much fear I feel when I remember death, because sometimes I do things that do not please Allah. I want to be a believer who is pure, sincere with her Lord, and strong in faith. How can that be? I want to ask: Is it permissible for a girl to correspond with a young man through what is known as the “corner of acquaintance”?
A: Correspondence between you and a young man who is not a mahram to you, through what is known as the “corner of acquaintance,” is not permissible, because that is something that incites fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and leads to
evil and corruption. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I am a twenty-five-year-old girl who has worn the hijab for five years. I believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Day of Resurrection, and the punishment of the Hereafter. I remember death every minute and every second. You cannot imagine how much fear I feel when I remember death, because sometimes I do things that do not please Allah. I want to be a believer who is pure, sincere with her Lord, and strong in faith. How can that be? I want to ask: Is it permissible for a girl to correspond with a young man through what is known as the “corner of acquaintance”?
A: Correspondence between you and a young man who is not a mahram to you, through what is known as the “corner of acquaintance,” is not permissible, because that is something that incites fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and leads to
evil and corruption. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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