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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Ruling on working in a place where there are women

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If a man is in his country and it is difficult for him to find work in a place where there are no women, since women’s work is prevalent in this country, what is the ruling? Should he work, given that the fields with women are the majority of most offices, or should he leave it?
If he can work in a place where there are no women, let him leave the place where there are women and work there. If he cannot, and he is in need of work, let him work and strive to keep his distance from women and lower his gaze
So fear Allah as much as you are ableفَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ
[al-Taghabun: 16] Even if we were, for example, in a country where women go out wearing revealing clothes and wearing perfume,So do we say: and do not go out for prayer because the market is full of these women? No,Do we say: do not go out to bring in the household needs? No. So if you need to work in this place where there are women and you find no other, and you are in need of money, work and strive to keep your distance from women and lower your gaze.
Source shamela.ws

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