The Ruling on a Woman's Voice
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The questioner:
In the fourth year, do you see a woman as an obstacle or not?
The Shaykh:
If there is coquetry and seductive behavior, it is compensation. But if it is an ordinary voice, there is no compensation, especially when there is a need; you ask and do not buy or sell. When there is a need, yes, if there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), no coquetry, no seductive behavior, and no joking with men, then it is not compensation. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to the women:[Al-Ahzab 33:32] their hearts. Submissiveness in speech is beautifying a woman’s voice and making it modest, and joking with men until they become hopeful of her.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
As for a woman simply praying, it is not a barrier. Yes.
In the fourth year, do you see a woman as an obstacle or not?
The Shaykh:
If there is coquetry and seductive behavior, it is compensation. But if it is an ordinary voice, there is no compensation, especially when there is a need; you ask and do not buy or sell. When there is a need, yes, if there is no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), no coquetry, no seductive behavior, and no joking with men, then it is not compensation. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says to the women:
then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose
فَلَا تَخْضَعْنَ بِالْقَوْلِ فَيَطْمَعَ الَّذِي فِيThe questioner:
May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh:
As for a woman simply praying, it is not a barrier. Yes.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في النوع الثالث من التوحيد لأهل الإلحاد — islamhouse.com (9:58)
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