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The Hanbalis mention: It is forbidden for women to go to the public baths; can women's clubs be analogized to them?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Hanbali jurists mention that it is forbidden for women to go to the public baths. Can going to women's sports clubs for the sake of swimming and exercise be analogized to that?

Answer:
Without a doubt, it is obligatory for the Muslim woman to be in her home, and she does not go out except for a pressing need that is unavoidable, with hijab and covering. Otherwise, the default is that she is in the home,
And abide in your housesوَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ
[Al-Ahzab 33:33]
. If the wives of the Messenger were commanded to stay in their homes, and they were the purest of women in the world, how much more so for women who are below them in status, and women who are in a state of doubt? They are even more deserving of staying in their homes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1689 -2802] ذكر الحنابلة: أنه يحرم على النساء الذهاب إلى الحمامات؛ فهل يقاس عليها النوادي النسائية؟ — youtube.com

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