"afriki_haqq" wrote:
Assalaamu 'Alaykum
Lately there was much furore on the internet with fatwas flying from one side to the other regarding the permissibility (or impermissiblity) of masturat (females) going out in khuruj and participating in Tabligh activities. Without opening that can of worms I recently seen a fatwa written by a Mufti who not long ago went to great lengths and pain in justifying women going out in Tabligh. In this one-line fatwa the respected Mufti writes that women should not go to the masjid for Jumu'ah or any other salah. He writes: "Women should not go out for the Friday salaah or any other salaah."
Without going into the debate whether it is permissible or not. I do not understand the Mufti going into much detail justifying female Tabligh but not permitting them from attending jama'ah salah at the masjid.
[/quote]
W-Salam,
What does the same Hazrat Mufti Saheb (HA) say about women driving or shopping or dropping their children to School etc?
Jazakullah Khairun
Assalaamu 'Alaykum
The Mufti does say that it is not permissible for women to leave home for shopping or dropping of children, etc and this is the responsibility of the husband unless there is a necessity such as she does not have a husband, etc.
The said Mufti writes in his fatwa on women going out for
masturat jama'at:
[quote] However, due to the sad and unfortunate plight of the ummah witnessed across the globe, where a decline and degeneration of Deeni morals and values are seen in women, to the extent that they are openly seen frequenting the shopping centres and bazaars, halls and malls, occupying positions in shops and offices, driving about freely, going for morning walks and jogs in groups, taking part in national and international sports and even the Olympics, attending schools and universities, getting involved with or marring non Muslims, being influenced by anti Islamic beliefs and ideologies e.g. Darwin’s theory etc. and are also seen intermingling and interacting with the opposite sex without any sense of shame and modesty. Due to this sad and unfortunate plight, the need was perceived to use some other Halaal alternative which may perhaps not be the ideal but a means to acquire the ideal - a means through which a woman can once again come onto the path of the Sunnah and find her true place in her home and observe complete purdah. Hence the ‘Ulama have thought of ways (through girls Madrasahs and Mastooraat Jama’at) to reform and rectify the unimaginable maladies and uncontrollable ailments which have spread in the ummah.
