Some people narrate that a man is with a woman from among his mahram relatives, or with women, and with him are non-mahram women; so if a man is with a woman from among his mahram relatives, he is permitted to accompany non-mahram women.

The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Some people narrate: a man is with a woman from among his mahram relatives, or with women, and with him are non-mahram women, on the pretext that if a man is with women from among his mahram relatives, he sometimes accompanies them with a non-mahram woman or non-mahram women, so they all perform Hajj together, being with them... and the Hajj and tawaf, and according to their methodology, meaning the scholars issue fatwas for them that ikhtilat (free mixing of men and women) is forbidden as a means to something else, and what is forbidden as a means to something else is permitted by pressing need. Is this argument correct?

The Shaykh : No. The hadith of the man who said, "My wife went out for a need," leave her with you constantly. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not ask for details regarding the need for asking for details. The man was written in the expedition, leave this in front of you constantly. Yes.