What is the ruling on a family with its men sitting with another family with its men, where this involves a non-mahram man sitting with a non-mahram woman?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a family with its men sitting with another family with its men, where this involves a non-mahram man sitting with a non-mahram woman?
The Shaykh : As for mere sitting with acquaintances, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it leads to tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment), uncovering the face, or other things that are not permissible to uncover for non-mahrams, then it is not permissible from this aspect.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in that, or the commission of what is forbidden by uncovering the face and what must be covered. The stronger position among the opinions of the scholars is that it is not permissible for a woman to uncover her face except for her husband or her mahrams (relatives one may not marry). As for one who is not a mahram to her or her husband, it is not permissible for her to uncover her face to him, based on evidence that is not the place to mention here. We have written a treatise on this matter, which has been printed twice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for mere sitting with acquaintances, there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it leads to tabarruj (a woman's display of her adornment), uncovering the face, or other things that are not permissible to uncover for non-mahrams, then it is not permissible from this aspect.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in that, or the commission of what is forbidden by uncovering the face and what must be covered. The stronger position among the opinions of the scholars is that it is not permissible for a woman to uncover her face except for her husband or her mahrams (relatives one may not marry). As for one who is not a mahram to her or her husband, it is not permissible for her to uncover her face to him, based on evidence that is not the place to mention here. We have written a treatise on this matter, which has been printed twice.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.