Seclusion with an Old Woman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to be in seclusion with an old woman, an elderly woman, in whom there is no desire?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is a general ruling: it is not permissible to be in seclusion with a woman who is not his wife and is not one of his mahram (relatives one may not marry), even if she is old. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to be in seclusion with an old woman, an elderly woman, in whom there is no desire?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is a general ruling: it is not permissible to be in seclusion with a woman who is not his wife and is not one of his mahram (relatives one may not marry), even if she is old. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب خطبة المجبرة إلى وليها والرشيدة إلى نفسها — islamhouse.com (55:18)
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