town and my question is about,can girls overnight in the majid without
a muhram. The reason these girls are overnighting in majid is, to
spend time with each other and to speak about islamic things and
benefit each other. Though they are sleeping there without a muhram
they have permission from their parents/muhrams. And this
majid/musalah is saparated from the mens majid but they are still
close.(so they can be heard if they are to load or they can be seen of
themen just come in their side on purpose).
Praise be to Allaah.
Islam does not stipulate that a woman should have a mahram with her
except in the case of travel. If she wants to go to the mosque or the
marketplace or to visit a neighbour or relative, andthe place is
nearby and the one who goes there isnot regarded as being a traveller,
then there is nothing wrong with her going there on her own without a
mahram. But it is stipulated that the place should be safe, so the
route should be safe with no danger to her as she comes and goes.
If the route is safe and thegirl can reach the mosque,there is nothing
wrong with her meeting with her sisters to do some communal actions
such asseeking knowledge, or individual actions such as reading
Qur'aan and praying. As for staying overnight in the mosque with her
friends and sisters, it is permissible in principle if the women's
prayer space is secure andsafe from men entering it or from the
foolish trying to overstep the mark withthem. That is a matter to be
weighed up by the people in charge of the mosque, namely the
administration, the imam and the committee that looks after it, as
well as parents. Every environment has its own rulings. The most
important thing is that the girls should be safe from men entering
upon them and the foolish trying to overstep the mark with them. It is
preferable for there to be someone who can take charge and take care
of them, such as a woman who is a seeker of knowledge (taalibat 'ilm),
so that no fitnah will result from their gathering and so as to make
sure they behave themselves in accordance with Islamic guidelines and
do not waste their time.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim)
said: Women may observe i'tikaaf so long as no fitnah results from
their doing so. If it will result in fitnah, then they should not be
allowed to do that, because if something that is mustahabb will result
in something that is forbidden, it must be prevented, just as if
something that is permitted will result in something that is
forbidden, it must be prevented…
… But it may be said: Howcan (a woman) observe i'tikaaf in a mosque in
which prayers in congregation are not held? Is that not a source of
fitnah?
The response is that it may or may not be so. This mosque may be safe
and secure, and no one enters it, so there is no fear of fitnah for
the women if they observe i'tikaaf there. Or it may bethe opposite.
The point is that if fitnah will occur, the women should not beallowed
to observe i'tikaaf, no matter which mosque it is.
End quote from ash-Sharhal-Mumti' Zaad al-Mustaqni', 6/510, 511
It is not permissible for women to raise their voices to the extent
that they may be heard by men. If women are forbidden to say tasbeeh
("Subhaan Allah") to alert the imam if he makes a mistake in the
prayer, andthey are forbidden to givethe adhaan (call to prayer), lead
the prayer and deliver the khutbah (sermon), all of which involve
dhikr or remembrance of Allah, then it is more appropriate that they
be forbidden to raise their voices in other kinds of speech.
Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) Women are forbidden to say
tasbeeh (to alert the imam to a mistake in the prayer) because they
are enjoined to lower their voices in prayer in general, because of
the fear of temptation (fitnah).
End quote from Fath al-Baari, 3/77. See also theanswers to questions
no. 9279 and 39186
This is as far as the shar'i ruling is concerned. However we do not
advise staying over in the mosque for the purpose mentioned; we think
that it is sufficient for the girls to spend the day there, whether
that is studying together or worshipping together, then they should go
back to their homes at night.
We ask Allah to protect them, take care of them and help them to do
that which pleases Him.And Allah knows best.
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