Is it permissible for a woman to spend the night at her friend's house without a mahram (a relative one may not marry) being with her?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, one of the brothers asked me about spending the night, regarding women, if she spends the night in a house where she has no mahram (a relative one may not marry), is it permissible for her to spend the night?
The Shaykh : Alone, or with a group?
The questioner : Alone, yes, meaning she goes to her friend, stays late there, or goes there.
The Shaykh : Ah, she spends the night in a house other than the house of her mahrams (relatives one may not marry).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Not alone, I mean?
The questioner : Yes, women of a family.
The Shaykh : The point is that it is in a house other than the house of her mahrams (relatives one may not marry).
The questioner : Yes, and she has no mahram (a relative one may not marry) with her.
The Shaykh : This is permissible for dire necessity, otherwise the default ruling is no, because she needs to fulfill a need, she needs to do such and such, unless there are no men at all.
The questioner : If there are no men, it is permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Shaykh, which is: here regarding removing clothes.
The Shaykh : ... undressing, meaning in the bathroom.
The questioner : Yes, meaning the point is the bathroom, that is fine, yes.
The Shaykh : Alone, or with a group?
The questioner : Alone, yes, meaning she goes to her friend, stays late there, or goes there.
The Shaykh : Ah, she spends the night in a house other than the house of her mahrams (relatives one may not marry).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Not alone, I mean?
The questioner : Yes, women of a family.
The Shaykh : The point is that it is in a house other than the house of her mahrams (relatives one may not marry).
The questioner : Yes, and she has no mahram (a relative one may not marry) with her.
The Shaykh : This is permissible for dire necessity, otherwise the default ruling is no, because she needs to fulfill a need, she needs to do such and such, unless there are no men at all.
The questioner : If there are no men, it is permissible.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Shaykh, which is:
Any woman
أيُّما امرأةThe Shaykh : ... undressing, meaning in the bathroom.
The questioner : Yes, meaning the point is the bathroom, that is fine, yes.
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