Question
Our local jamaat committee has with the Imaam announced a Qiraat reading by Qari Sardien of Cape Town. The notice also states that ladies will be accommodated in the classroom attached to the Musjid. Is it correct to invite ladies to this function which will take place after Isha Salaat?
Answer
It is haraam to invite the ladies for the qiraa't session. When it is not permissible for the ladies to attend the Musjid for even Salaat, how can it be permissible for them to come and listen to the voice of a ghair mahram man? The prohibition is aggravated by enticing the females out of their homes to prowl the streets during the night time when it is Waajib to be indoors. It is the duty of the concerned musallis to object and voice themselves. Amr Bil Ma'roof Nahy Anil Munkar is a Waajib obligation on all Muslims.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 05
- PDF page
- 2
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