A female caller says that she performed Hajj last year, but in this year's Hajj, she said a word out of ignorance and fatigue when she climbed a place in Mina.
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The questioner : A female listener from Khamis Mushaymah says, "May the Shaykh be respected, I performed Hajj last year and I praise Allah for that. However, in this Hajj, I said a word that I feared might affect my Hajj. I said it while climbing a place in Mina, and I was tired, so I said, 'I seek refuge in Allah from this place.' I said it out of ignorance and without intention. I want to know if this affects my Hajj. Also, at the Jamarat, I supplicated in a slightly loud voice, and I think the men heard my voice. If they heard my voice, is there a sin on me for that? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good."
The Shaykh : As for the first matter, which is her saying, "I seek refuge in Allah from this place," I do not think she sought refuge in Allah from this place because it is one of the stations of Hajj. Rather, she sought refuge in Allah from this place because of its difficulty and hardship for her. This does not diminish her Hajj in any way.
As for the second matter, which is the men hearing her voice, there is no harm in it at all, whether in Hajj or otherwise. The voice of a woman is not an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ahzab 33:32] The prohibition by Allah, Mighty and Majestic, against submission in speech indicates the permissibility of speech in general, because the prohibition of the specific indicates the permissibility of the general. Accordingly, a woman's voice is not an 'awrah, and it is permissible for her to speak in the presence of men, unless she fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). In that case, this is the reason that necessitates preventing her from raising her voice. If someone asks, "Is a woman not commanded to lower her voice during the talbiyah (the pilgrim's chant of response), even though the default for the talbiyah is to be said aloud?" We say, yes, that is the case. A woman is commanded to lower her voice in the talbiyah and to lower her voice in the dhikr (the remembrance of Allah) of the obligatory prayers if she prays with the congregation. This is because the exposure of a woman's voice is feared to lead to a man becoming attached to her voice upon hearing it, resulting in fitnah. Therefore, we said that there is no harm in a woman raising her voice in the presence of men as long as fitnah is not feared. As for submission in speech, this is forbidden in all cases. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This questioner has indicated his name with the letters A, A, B. He asks: If a man divorces his wife twice, does the wife leave her husband's house or does she remain in it? And how does he take her back?
The Shaykh : Yes. If a man divorces his wife for the first time, she remains in her house until the 'iddah (the waiting period after divorce or widowhood) ends. If he divorces her for the second time, she remains in her husband's house until the 'iddah ends, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[At-Talaq 65:1] As for if he divorces her for the third time, if there are others in the house besides her such that there is no seclusion between her and her divorcing husband, there is no harm in her remaining in the house, and she has the option to move to her relatives' house. However, if there is no one in the house except the man who divorced her for the third time, it is obligatory for her to leave. This is because she has become divorced from him in a final manner and is not lawful for him. Accordingly, it is not permissible for him to be alone with her, so she leaves to her relatives' house. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : As for the first matter, which is her saying, "I seek refuge in Allah from this place," I do not think she sought refuge in Allah from this place because it is one of the stations of Hajj. Rather, she sought refuge in Allah from this place because of its difficulty and hardship for her. This does not diminish her Hajj in any way.
As for the second matter, which is the men hearing her voice, there is no harm in it at all, whether in Hajj or otherwise. The voice of a woman is not an 'awrah (part of the body that must be covered), based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech.
فَلا تَخضَعنَ بِالقَولِ فَيَطمَعَ الَّذي في قَلبِهِ مَرَضٌ وَقُلنَ قَولًا مَعروفًاThe questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : This questioner has indicated his name with the letters A, A, B. He asks: If a man divorces his wife twice, does the wife leave her husband's house or does she remain in it? And how does he take her back?
The Shaykh : Yes. If a man divorces his wife for the first time, she remains in her house until the 'iddah (the waiting period after divorce or widowhood) ends. If he divorces her for the second time, she remains in her husband's house until the 'iddah ends, based on the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period and keep count of the waiting period, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not turn them out of their [husbands'] houses, nor should they [themselves] leave [during that period] unless they are committing a clear immorality
يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذا طَلَّقتُمُ النِّساءَ فَطَلِّقوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحصُوا العِدَّةَ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ رَبَّكُم لا تُخرِجوهُنَّ مِن بُيوتِهِنَّ وَلا يَخرُجنَ إِلّا أَن يَأتينَ بِفاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍThe questioner : May Allah bless you.