What is the ruling on a married man who gathers with his relatives in one sitting with women who are wearing hijab, but some of them may engage in some chit-chat and the women may laugh?
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The questioner : One of them is married, and they gather in one sitting, and the women are wearing hijab, but some of them may engage in some chit-chat, and so the women laugh.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And this is what I wanted to say: such a gathering, where there is covering and hijab, is permissible in the Shari'ah. But in practice, it is not possible, because one of them may tell a joke and they raise their voices in laughter, and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs, so it is not permissible. Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : And this is what I wanted to say: such a gathering, where there is covering and hijab, is permissible in the Shari'ah. But in practice, it is not possible, because one of them may tell a joke and they raise their voices in laughter, and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs, so it is not permissible. Yes.