Is it permissible for a woman to teach in co-educational institution?
Question
Assalamu alaikum..
Is it permissible for a lady to work in a college as teacher where there is both boys and girls as students.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A woman has to observe the laws of hijab with adult boys. It is not permissible for a woman to teach adult boys without observing the laws of hijab. [1] Furthermore, a co-ed educational environment is against the Shariah laws of hijab. [2]
The harm of a free mixing environment of a co-ed institute is well known to many. It is simply death to one’s spirituality.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Rabiul Islam
Student Darul Iftaa
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] {...وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ...} [الأحزاب: 53]
[2] فتاوی رحیمیہ (جلد: 10 ص: 99-83 مکتبہ: دار الاشاعت کراچی پاکستان) حضرت مولانا حافظ قاری مفتی سید عبد الرحیم صاحب لاچپوری رحمۃ اللہ علیہ
کتاب الحظر و الاباحۃ: (باب الحجاب) کے تحت دیکھۓ-
احسن الفتاوی (ج: 8 ص: 61-59 مکتبہ: ایچ ایم سعید کمپنی) فقیہ العصر مفتی اعظم حضرت مفتی رشید احمد صاحب رحمہ اللہ تعالی
#27178
Title: What is Islam’s stance on teaching at a co-ed school?
By Mufti Bilal Mohammad. (New Jersey, USA)
- Answered by
- Rabiul Islam
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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