{"_id":"66e2211344ff6b092d439b6c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Can I pray with a non-mahram man in the space for prayer at my college?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"We have a prayer space in our university at the center for muslim life. It is wide enough for congregational prayer too. Would the space pass for a musallah and/or a mosque?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"I read somewhere it is not ideal for a non-mahram man and woman to pray in a mosque alone and prohibited to pray alone in an isolated place (not the mosque). If there's only a man or woman alone present in the space. Can the man lead the woman in prayer?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"What if there's another sister present in the space (but she isn't praying)?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"The designation of the space, be it a masjid, musallah, or any other area, holds little significance regarding prohibited seclusion (khalwa). What truly matters is whether the space is open to the public and regularly visited. If the area is public, frequented by people throughout the day, and the doors are left unlocked, then it does not constitute prohibited seclusion. Also, a man can lead a woman in prayer, given that she prays behind him, and it's preferable for her to maintain a distance by being farther behind.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c23281e","tag":"Salah: Other","count":138},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c232875","tag":"Salah: Congregational","count":92},{"_id":"66e2211344ff6b092d439b61","tag":"College","count":2},{"_id":"66e2211344ff6b092d439b67","tag":"Nonmahram","count":2},{"_id":"66e2211344ff6b092d439b64","tag":"Khalwa","count":1},{"_id":"66e2211344ff6b092d439b6a","tag":"Seclusion","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-09-11T23:00:35.733Z"}