What is the ruling on a woman working in various fields, including teaching in a co-educational school?
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The questioner : My teacher, what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding a woman working in various fields? For example, as a teacher in a school for girls, but there are male teachers and female teachers there, and there are offices for electricity companies that are similar to this?
The Shaykh : It is well known, may Allah bless you, that Islam does not permit the mixing of women and men. Whether this ruling is a prohibition of the mixing of women and men, it falls under the category of blocking the means to harm, which is a very important Islamic principle. It encompasses issues that may multiply and vary greatly over time, to such an extent that it is difficult for a person to enumerate them except by this principle of "blocking the means to harm."
The Shaykh : It is well known, may Allah bless you, that Islam does not permit the mixing of women and men. Whether this ruling is a prohibition of the mixing of women and men, it falls under the category of blocking the means to harm, which is a very important Islamic principle. It encompasses issues that may multiply and vary greatly over time, to such an extent that it is difficult for a person to enumerate them except by this principle of "blocking the means to harm."
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