The Shaykh’s clarification to some questioners regarding the prohibition of free mixing in coeducational universities, and that it is not permissible.
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The Shaykh : Or your sister or your daughter as the scapegoat?! You will say: No.
The questioner : Of course not, O Shaykh. So what about the men?
The Shaykh : You will say: No. Listen, listen, you will say: No, and perhaps you are in my good estimation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you not understand me?
The questioner : Of course, I do not accept that my wife or my daughter be the scapegoat.
The Shaykh : So listen to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 13; so if you do not want this for your sister, and you do not want it for your wife, and you do not want it for your daughter, then these are girls.
The questioner : And a sister.
The Shaykh : Listen, my brother, may Allah guide you. I am finishing my speech for you. Are these girls not your sisters in Islam?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : How do you allow them to do so?!
The questioner : All right!
The Shaykh : Be patient, may Allah guide you. You are as hasty as my story! Haha. But I have drawn your attention to the fact that this society we live in, like every society, even in the purest Prophetic society, must have deviant people, right?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So what about your time today? There is much more deviation.
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So you may hear this ruling and adopt it, but others may not hear it or pay attention to it. So they will allow their sister, daughter, and wife to mix with this society for what? For there to be a female doctor, for there to be a nurse, as you rambled about that earlier regarding your wife. Are you with me or not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So let this gender be the scapegoat, not your sister, daughter, and wife. Did you understand this?
The questioner : Okay, how do I study now, for example?
The Shaykh : I am asking you, did you understand this?!
The questioner: I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, you.
The questioner : The males, meaning the young men!
The Shaykh : There is no difference between males and young men. If you want to be the scapegoat, then be that scapegoat, meaning live with the coeducational environment, perhaps your foot will slip, for what? For acquiring knowledge. What knowledge is this?! That which does not bring you closer to Allah.
The questioner : Of course not, O Shaykh. So what about the men?
The Shaykh : You will say: No. Listen, listen, you will say: No, and perhaps you are in my good estimation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you not understand me?
The questioner : Of course, I do not accept that my wife or my daughter be the scapegoat.
The Shaykh : So listen to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.
لا يؤمنُ أحَدُكم حتى يحبَّ لأخيه ما يحبُّ لنفسهThe questioner : And a sister.
The Shaykh : Listen, my brother, may Allah guide you. I am finishing my speech for you. Are these girls not your sisters in Islam?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : How do you allow them to do so?!
The questioner : All right!
The Shaykh : Be patient, may Allah guide you. You are as hasty as my story! Haha. But I have drawn your attention to the fact that this society we live in, like every society, even in the purest Prophetic society, must have deviant people, right?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So what about your time today? There is much more deviation.
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So you may hear this ruling and adopt it, but others may not hear it or pay attention to it. So they will allow their sister, daughter, and wife to mix with this society for what? For there to be a female doctor, for there to be a nurse, as you rambled about that earlier regarding your wife. Are you with me or not?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So let this gender be the scapegoat, not your sister, daughter, and wife. Did you understand this?
The questioner : Okay, how do I study now, for example?
The Shaykh : I am asking you, did you understand this?!
The questioner: I understood, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, you.
The questioner : The males, meaning the young men!
The Shaykh : There is no difference between males and young men. If you want to be the scapegoat, then be that scapegoat, meaning live with the coeducational environment, perhaps your foot will slip, for what? For acquiring knowledge. What knowledge is this?! That which does not bring you closer to Allah.
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