Is it permissible for a woman to dance in front of women?
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The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible to dance in front of women?
The Shaykh : Dancing is disliked. I used to be lenient about it, but I was asked several questions about incidents that occur when women dance, so I decided to prohibit it. This is because some girls are graceful, beautiful, and light on their feet, and their dancing becomes a source of temptation, causing the women to be tempted by it. It has even reached me that some women, when this happens, stand up and kiss the woman who is dancing, and perhaps embrace her to their chest, and this results in temptation. Therefore, I now say that it is prohibited. Yes.
The Shaykh : Dancing is disliked. I used to be lenient about it, but I was asked several questions about incidents that occur when women dance, so I decided to prohibit it. This is because some girls are graceful, beautiful, and light on their feet, and their dancing becomes a source of temptation, causing the women to be tempted by it. It has even reached me that some women, when this happens, stand up and kiss the woman who is dancing, and perhaps embrace her to their chest, and this results in temptation. Therefore, I now say that it is prohibited. Yes.