Warning Against Women Working in Men's Workplaces
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on a woman working in jobs where there are foreign men?
Answer:
A woman must avoid mixing with foreign men and must not work alongside them in offices, hospitals, schools, or markets. She must not work next to men while mixing with them, because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from her and to her. She should work in a place dedicated to women, or in work specific to women, or in a place free of men, in order to avoid fitnah and to adhere to modesty, dignity, and women's work. There are many jobs that are free of men, praise be to Allah, and the fields are wide, but the matter requires care and attention to this issue. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. What is the ruling on a woman working in jobs where there are foreign men?
Answer:
A woman must avoid mixing with foreign men and must not work alongside them in offices, hospitals, schools, or markets. She must not work next to men while mixing with them, because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from her and to her. She should work in a place dedicated to women, or in work specific to women, or in a place free of men, in order to avoid fitnah and to adhere to modesty, dignity, and women's work. There are many jobs that are free of men, praise be to Allah, and the fields are wide, but the matter requires care and attention to this issue. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4160- التحذير من عمل المرأة في أماكن عمل الرجال - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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