What is the ruling on designating the women’s section exclusively for women, and what is the ruling on preventing them from entering the mosques?
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The questioner : In a second, brief question, if you please.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We are building a new mosque in the teachers’ housing complex.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is a section for women, a partitioned area, from which the women can see the imam.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But because of the prevalence of open sinfulness in the country and other matters that are not hidden from you, a suggestion was made among our brothers in the neighborhood to abolish the women’s section and keep its entrance for the men. Which is better: should we designate it for women, or keep it for men? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is not clear to me. What do you mean by proposing to abolish the section?
The questioner : No, what I propose is abolishing the designation of the section for women, meaning we do not want women to come to the mosque to pray at all, from the start.
The Shaykh : That is what they want.
The questioner : That is the intention. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : We designate it for women.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to prevent women from entering the mosque. Either you keep the idea of the section designated for women so that they can see the imam from there, or you provide them with a place at the back of the mosque, where they can also see the imam.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Then we have a final request of you, O our honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We want to invite you to our place, so please do not disappoint us. We want the answer. Yes, if Allah wills, we will set that up with our brother.Abu Layla .
The Shaykh : In any case, you should contact Abu Layla after I meet with him, and we will see our circumstances.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you as well. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We are building a new mosque in the teachers’ housing complex.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is a section for women, a partitioned area, from which the women can see the imam.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But because of the prevalence of open sinfulness in the country and other matters that are not hidden from you, a suggestion was made among our brothers in the neighborhood to abolish the women’s section and keep its entrance for the men. Which is better: should we designate it for women, or keep it for men? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : It is not clear to me. What do you mean by proposing to abolish the section?
The questioner : No, what I propose is abolishing the designation of the section for women, meaning we do not want women to come to the mosque to pray at all, from the start.
The Shaykh : That is what they want.
The questioner : That is the intention. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : We designate it for women.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible to prevent women from entering the mosque. Either you keep the idea of the section designated for women so that they can see the imam from there, or you provide them with a place at the back of the mosque, where they can also see the imam.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner : Then we have a final request of you, O our honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We want to invite you to our place, so please do not disappoint us. We want the answer. Yes, if Allah wills, we will set that up with our brother.Abu Layla .
The Shaykh : In any case, you should contact Abu Layla after I meet with him, and we will see our circumstances.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : And you as well. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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