What is the ruling on free mixing of men and women in the workplace?
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Question:
The questioner says: I work with a woman in a pharmacy. Is that permissible for me, knowing that the woman is needed by women for certain private matters, and knowing also that I sometimes find myself in seclusion with them?
Answer:
Seclusion is forbidden; it is not permissible. Do not be alone with her. However, if she works in one section of the pharmacy and you are in another section, where you attend to the men and she attends to the women, and your area is different from her area, then there is nothing wrong with that. As for seclusion, it is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner says: I work with a woman in a pharmacy. Is that permissible for me, knowing that the woman is needed by women for certain private matters, and knowing also that I sometimes find myself in seclusion with them?
Answer:
Seclusion is forbidden; it is not permissible. Do not be alone with her. However, if she works in one section of the pharmacy and you are in another section, where you attend to the men and she attends to the women, and your area is different from her area, then there is nothing wrong with that. As for seclusion, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاختلاط في العمل؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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