We are nurses in the hospital, and there is free mixing of men and women during some working hours. So what advice do you have for us among these disbelievers, and are we sinful for leaving off calling them to Islam?

The questioner : He says: We are nurses in the hospital, and there is free mixing of men and women during some working hours. So what advice do you have for us among these disbelievers? And are we sinful for leaving off calling them to Islam, especially since the Saudi nurses, praise be to Allah, have become numerous?

The Shaykh : It is obligatory for the Muslim to seize the opportunity in every place and at every time to call to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), in order to gain the great reward. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning the red camels, which were the best of wealth among the Arabs. So if he finds an opportunity, let him call to Islam. Even if, hypothetically, he invites the disbelieving man to his home, presents Islam to him, and gives him tapes or booklets containing the call to Islam, that is good. As for the free mixing in hospitals, this is a matter that requires study from above, and a fatwa is not sufficient for it. The matter must be addressed from above. We have addressed it, and others have addressed it as well, but everything has its limit. We ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to make things easy so that hospitals specifically for women and hospitals specifically for men are opened. This matter is not difficult, but Allah has decreed a measure for everything. We ask Allah the Exalted to make things easy until we reach this state, which involves distance from trial and relief for all people.