Does a young boy invalidate seclusion?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: I am asking you, O Shaykh, may I ask a question?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: O Shaykh, I was employed at a kindergarten... O Shaykh, is it permissible... Of course, I told them that I would not go out unless there was another teacher with me... I was worried about seclusion, so they told me that I had to go out alone because the kindergarten did not allow it, so I used to take my son, who was about five years old... five and a half years old, and I told them I would take a boy and go out with him, so I used to take a boy... I would go down to my house, meaning I would go down with him and go to the house, meaning I did not... so I do not know, O Shaykh, is this considered seclusion or not? How is it?
The Shaykh: Of course, a five-year-old boy does not understand anything. He must be either an adult or a child of discernment, and he must be...
The questioner: Meaning, it is not permissible for me to...
The Shaykh : No, that is not permissible.
The questioner: All right, I will stop working, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: I am asking you, O Shaykh, may I ask a question?
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner: O Shaykh, I was employed at a kindergarten... O Shaykh, is it permissible... Of course, I told them that I would not go out unless there was another teacher with me... I was worried about seclusion, so they told me that I had to go out alone because the kindergarten did not allow it, so I used to take my son, who was about five years old... five and a half years old, and I told them I would take a boy and go out with him, so I used to take a boy... I would go down to my house, meaning I would go down with him and go to the house, meaning I did not... so I do not know, O Shaykh, is this considered seclusion or not? How is it?
The Shaykh: Of course, a five-year-old boy does not understand anything. He must be either an adult or a child of discernment, and he must be...
The questioner: Meaning, it is not permissible for me to...
The Shaykh : No, that is not permissible.
The questioner: All right, I will stop working, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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