A woman riding with the driver: Is it considered seclusion?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it considered seclusion (khalwah) for a woman to ride with the driver, when she is on the street and everyone is looking at them through the glass?
Answer:
Yes, it is seclusion, and even more so, because the car is in the driver's hands and he controls it. He might drive off with her against her will. Therefore, this is not permissible. A woman must not ride with a driver who is not one of her mahram (relatives one may not marry) if no one else is with them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it considered seclusion (khalwah) for a woman to ride with the driver, when she is on the street and everyone is looking at them through the glass?
Answer:
Yes, it is seclusion, and even more so, because the car is in the driver's hands and he controls it. He might drive off with her against her will. Therefore, this is not permissible. A woman must not ride with a driver who is not one of her mahram (relatives one may not marry) if no one else is with them. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب خطبة المجبرة إلى وليها والرشيدة إلى نفسها — islamhouse.com (50:13)
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