What is the ruling if a man is in a room locked to him, and a woman is in another room next to him locked to her?
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The questioner : Well, my Shaykh, regarding the seclusion with a non-mahram that is prohibited, if a man—for example—is in a residence and locked in—one room, for example—with a key, and there is a woman next to this man in a room as well, and she is locked in, does this count as seclusion?
The Shaykh : No, seclusion is when a man is alone with a woman in one place, and they lock the door on themselves so that no one can reach them. As for a man and a woman who have no prohibited relationship between them, if each is in their own room, that is not seclusion in any way.
The questioner : It is not seclusion.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, seclusion is when a man is alone with a woman in one place, and they lock the door on themselves so that no one can reach them. As for a man and a woman who have no prohibited relationship between them, if each is in their own room, that is not seclusion in any way.
The questioner : It is not seclusion.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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