What is your ruling on locking the area designated for women in their faces?

Question:
Your Eminence, the Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), the questioner says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. I love you for the sake of Allah. One of the brothers previously mentioned that the area designated for women is locked in their faces, and they sit in the corridors and near the restrooms. We ask Allah, then you, to be kind and generous in resolving this matter for the women. May Allah keep you safe.

Answer:
We say that loving for the sake of Allah is one of the smallest acts of nearness to Him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah will shade them in His shade.” He mentioned two men who loved each other for the sake of Allah; they met and then parted. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection, “Where are those who loved for My majesty? Today I will shade them” . As for the condition regarding the women, we will observe it, if Allah wills. We have already observed it, but we will reiterate the dislike and observe the passage, if Allah wills. Yes.