Question
My friend who is a Tabligh Jamaat member recently got married. His father lives with him. In the house are only the three. The father is not very old. My friend wants to know if it is proper for him to go four months for Tabligh thereby leaving his wife alone with his father.
Answer
No, it is not permissible. For a man to live alone with his daughter-in-law is fraught with grave moral perils with far reaching and heart-rending consequences. Your friend should not go for Tableegh if he is unable to make alternative arrangements for his wife. He should not commit the fatal error of leaving his wife alone with his father. It is a recipe for Fitnah. Too many cases of such heart-rending fitnah occurs. Shaitaan and the nafs are always present and waiting in ambush.
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- The Majlis Vol 22 No 11
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- 5
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