Reserving a seat in the front row for a classmate with weak hearing and vision
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying that she studies at a women’s institution and goes there early in the morning, so she reserves a place for herself. And a classmate? A woman says that she studies at a women’s institution, so she goes there early in the morning and reserves a place for herself, and she has a classmate who arrives late, and she wants to reserve a place for her in the front row in the first seats; because she has weakness in her hearing and sight. Her question is: Is this action permissible for me?
Answer:
As long as the late-arriving woman needs this due to her weak hearing and vision, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman asks, saying that she studies at a women’s institution and goes there early in the morning, so she reserves a place for herself. And a classmate? A woman says that she studies at a women’s institution, so she goes there early in the morning and reserves a place for herself, and she has a classmate who arrives late, and she wants to reserve a place for her in the front row in the first seats; because she has weakness in her hearing and sight. Her question is: Is this action permissible for me?
Answer:
As long as the late-arriving woman needs this due to her weak hearing and vision, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب التاسع في طهارة القلب من أدرانه وأنجاسه — islamhouse.com (1:00:31)
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