{"_id":"683471c028147f6f1511a9e7","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Can I hang out with the opposite gender in public or in a group?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it permissible to hang out (have a meal, exercise, etc.) with a friend of the opposite gender in a public place? If not, what if its a group setting (3 or more people with a mixed of genders)? And what if its organised by your workplace to encourage camaraderie?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"May Allah ﷻ reward you for being careful in matters of your deen. The examples you gave would not be permissible to partake in. Sadly, we live in a culture in which free mixing between the genders has become the norm, and anything other is just thought of as extreme or unrealistic. \"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Please see the link below for a reader on the Islamic view on opposite gender interactions in different settings. I pray that we can revive the tradition of building our communities based on the guidelines Allah ﷻ has placed for us in all aspects of life. Following the Sacred Law in these matters to the best of our ability, provides not only a personal protection but protection of the family unit and society as a whole, insha’Allah. \"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://seekersguidance.org/answers/general-counsel/a-reader-on-gender-interaction/\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"A Reader On Gender Interaction - SeekersGuidance\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c23283a","tag":"Contemporary Life: Other","count":143},{"_id":"668d9ff10b76658b4c2329d2","tag":"Relationships: Opposite Gender","count":90}],"createdOn":"2025-05-26T13:50:56.956Z"}