The Ruling on Teaching in Schools with Free Mixing of Men and Women
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What is the ruling on working as a teacher in schools where male and female students mix, and where male and female teachers mix?
There is no doubt that mixing boys and girls in schools is an abomination and is not permissible. However, this is not for the people to address; it is for the governments. The primary person responsible in every country is the head of state, and it is He whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will hold accountable on the Day of Resurrection. If there is no way to convey knowledge to the people except through this method, then let him teach there, and let him lower his gaze as much as he can regarding looking at the women. Let him himself strive to separate them, because the non-mahram teacher is exactly like the principal.Meaning: In his classroom, he does whatever he wants, so he should disapprove of it when he enters, reduce the extent of this mixing, and tell the women: “Be all in the back, and let all the men be in the front.” Let him be firm in this, and there is no doubt that this is a mitigation of the evil and the trial.
There is no doubt that mixing boys and girls in schools is an abomination and is not permissible. However, this is not for the people to address; it is for the governments. The primary person responsible in every country is the head of state, and it is He whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will hold accountable on the Day of Resurrection. If there is no way to convey knowledge to the people except through this method, then let him teach there, and let him lower his gaze as much as he can regarding looking at the women. Let him himself strive to separate them, because the non-mahram teacher is exactly like the principal.Meaning: In his classroom, he does whatever he wants, so he should disapprove of it when he enters, reduce the extent of this mixing, and tell the women: “Be all in the back, and let all the men be in the front.” Let him be firm in this, and there is no doubt that this is a mitigation of the evil and the trial.