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I am a girl who works in a mixed sewing workshop with young men, and I do not feel comfortable with it for this reason, so what should be done?

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Question:
She says about herself: I am a girl who has been working in a sewing workshop for six years. It is mixed, meaning we work with young men, and their number exceeds the number of women in that workshop. However, this workshop has a degree of discipline and commitment; it does not allow anyone to overstep with the women in any way. But since I started working in that project until now, I have not felt comfortable with it. I have left it several times for this reason, but unfortunately, I return and work there again. What should be done? Guide us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is not permissible for men and women to mix, even if the men are righteous. It is not permissible for them to mix with women unless their mahram (close relatives) are present, because that leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). One cannot be safe from fitnah, whether one is righteous or wicked. So this work is not permissible, and it is not lawful for a Muslim woman to participate in it. It is not permissible for the employer to mix men and women; rather, he must place the women in a place isolated from the men, and place the men in another place isolated from the women, so that his earnings are lawful and his livelihood is pure.
As for this work, it is a clear evil. It is not permissible to expose it, nor is it permissible to participate in it, neither for men nor for women. It is not permissible for the employer to leave this bad situation in Muslim lands or in non-Muslim lands. It is not permissible for a Muslim to do this work. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أنا فتاة أعمل في مشغل للخياطة مختلط بالشباب ولا أشعر بارتياح منه لهذا السبب، فما العمل؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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