What is the ruling on a woman going to the market frequently without a specific need in Makkah al-Mukarramah?
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The Shaykh : Umm 'Abd al-Rahman asks: What is the ruling on a woman going to the market frequently without need, knowing that this happens often in Makkah al-Mukarramah, and the wrongs that occur between women and men due to free mixing? If you were to speak to people about these matters, the man neglecting his household in Makkah and leaving things to chance, would you address this in a future sermon?
The reality is that, as you mentioned, it is a great pity that people, for example in Ramadan, go for 'Umrah and fast there, but they remain in al-Masjid al-Haram and neglect their families, neglecting their women and letting them run loose in the markets. You know that Makkah is visited by the pious man and the open sinner, and something occurs that the Shari'ah does not approve of. These people are like those who built a palace and destroyed a city; they neglected their obligatory duties and neglected their families for the sake of a recommended act. However, up to this moment, I have not known of any of the Salaf going to Makkah to fast there. The most I know is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Umm al-Fadl:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 939Sahih (Darussalam) Some scholars of knowledge said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to her specifically to comfort her heart, as she had missed the Hajj, and that this is not general for everyone. But the majority hold that it is general for everyone, and that 'Umrah in Ramadan is equivalent to a Hajj. But is it prescribed for a person to travel to Makkah to fast there? This is a matter for consideration, because we have not known of any of the Salaf doing it. Furthermore, a person’s standing in a land where his mindfulness of Allah and his humility are abundant is better than going to a noble land where mindfulness and humility are lost. Because the nobility of noble places is tied to the places of worship, and the nobility inherent in the worship itself is more deserving of attention than the nobility inherent in its location. You know what happens in Makkah of severe crowding and looking at women; we cannot state everything we know about what occurs. But if a person is in his own land, humble, performing tarawih in a calm and steady manner, this is tied to the worship and is therefore better.
The important point is that what the questioner, Umm 'Abd al-Rahman, pointed out regarding people neglecting their families in Makkah is a grave wrong, without doubt. This is why incidents occur, and we ask Allah for safety, from some open sinners among the youth, involving harm to chaste, modest women. We ask Allah for safety.
The reality is that, as you mentioned, it is a great pity that people, for example in Ramadan, go for 'Umrah and fast there, but they remain in al-Masjid al-Haram and neglect their families, neglecting their women and letting them run loose in the markets. You know that Makkah is visited by the pious man and the open sinner, and something occurs that the Shari'ah does not approve of. These people are like those who built a palace and destroyed a city; they neglected their obligatory duties and neglected their families for the sake of a recommended act. However, up to this moment, I have not known of any of the Salaf going to Makkah to fast there. The most I know is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Umm al-Fadl:
Umrah during Ramadan is equal to Hajj
عمرة في رمضان تعدل حجةThe important point is that what the questioner, Umm 'Abd al-Rahman, pointed out regarding people neglecting their families in Makkah is a grave wrong, without doubt. This is why incidents occur, and we ask Allah for safety, from some open sinners among the youth, involving harm to chaste, modest women. We ask Allah for safety.
