Can I speak with my female workmates or go to a team dinner with them?
Question
I work for a company where in, I work with a team inclusive of women.
I want to know the limit of permissibility to talk to a woman as I need to frequently interact with them.
Also, wanted to if it is permissable for me to go on a team Dinner with them as a matter maintaining official relationship...
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.
As-salaamu `alaykum wa-ramatullahi wa-barakatuh.
You may speak to them to the extent of need. However, it is not permissible to go to a team dinner with non mahram women. That is haram and a major sin.[1]
And Allah Ta`ala Knows Best.
Hussein Muhammad.
Student Darul Iftaa
Arusha, Tanzania
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
2018-02-19
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]
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بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (2/ 123)
وَالْخَوْفُ عِنْدَ اجْتِمَاعِهِنَّ أَكْثَرُ، وَلِهَذَا حُرِّمَتْ الْخَلْوَةُ بِالْأَجْنَبِيَّةِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مَعَهَا امْرَأَةٌ أُخْرَى
بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (4/ 189)
أَمَّا الْخَلْوَةُ فَلِأَنَّ الْخَلْوَةَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ الْأَجْنَبِيَّةِ مَعْصِيَةٌ.
الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي (1/ 133)
ولهذا تحرم الخلوة بالأجنبية وإن كان معها غيرها
الجوهرة النيرة على مختصر القدوري (1/ 150)
لكن وجد في بعض الحواشي أن خلوة الرجل مع الأجنبية حرام وإن كان معه غيرها
الدر المختار شرح تنوير الأبصار وجامع البحار (ص: 656)
الضرورات تتقدر بقدرها
Fatawa Mahmudiyya, Vol 19, P
- Answered by
- Hussein Muhammad
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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