A woman riding a taxi alone to work
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I emigrated from the land of disbelief to the land of Islam alone, without a husband or family. She says she is compelled to work outside the home. She is compelled to work outside the home because there is no one to support her. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to ride in a taxi alone in order to go to my work and provide for myself?
Answer:
No, this is seclusion. Seclusion between a man and a woman who is not lawful for him is not permissible, except asJami` at-Tirmidhi 2165Sahih (Darussalam). Therefore, seclusion is not permissible. You ride with someone in a taxi; in a taxi, you take a group, and you ride with them. You do not ride alone. That is, you do not take a ride by yourself. No.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I emigrated from the land of disbelief to the land of Islam alone, without a husband or family. She says she is compelled to work outside the home. She is compelled to work outside the home because there is no one to support her. Her question is: Is it permissible for me to ride in a taxi alone in order to go to my work and provide for myself?
Answer:
No, this is seclusion. Seclusion between a man and a woman who is not lawful for him is not permissible, except as
A man is not alone with a woman but the third of them is Ash-Shaitan
رجل بامرأة إلا كان ثالثهما الشيطان
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده العجيب : أنه يشام النفس حتى يعلم أي القوتين تغلب عليها — islamhouse.com (1:11:25)
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