Does the presence of children remove the prohibition of seclusion?
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Question:
If you go with the driver and she has small children, does the prohibition of seclusion disappear?
Answer:
Children are of no use. There must be a mahram (a relative one may not marry) or another trustworthy woman with her, or another man. As for children, they are of no use.
Q: ...What if they are of the age of puberty, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: In terms of mahram status, in travel, or in removing the seclusion, removing the seclusion is easier. It may be without mahram status, but it removes the seclusion. However, travel is not so; travel is stricter... But if the boy is fourteen years old or around that age; in the house, they are of use.
If you go with the driver and she has small children, does the prohibition of seclusion disappear?
Answer:
Children are of no use. There must be a mahram (a relative one may not marry) or another trustworthy woman with her, or another man. As for children, they are of no use.
Q: ...What if they are of the age of puberty, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: In terms of mahram status, in travel, or in removing the seclusion, removing the seclusion is easier. It may be without mahram status, but it removes the seclusion. However, travel is not so; travel is stricter... But if the boy is fourteen years old or around that age; in the house, they are of use.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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