Prohibiting Crowding of Women with Men - Woman [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

way as seductive looking and dazzling being an indecent and reprehensible act, that paving the way for inhuman and illegal relations, shaking and extending hands to women "on part of men" comes under the same category.

Many traditions are there concerning prohibiting and preventing this habit, and it is reported that the Prophet has never shaken hands with any woman during process of swearing allegiance to him.

A hadeeth is narrated thus:

"By God his "Prophet's" hand has never touched any woman's hand during acknowledgement of allegiance "mubaya'ah": ¹⁴⁶

Prohibiting Crowding of Women with Men

UmmSalamah is reported to have said: The Messenger of Allah"S" used to wait and linger in the mosque after finishing congregational prayers, so as that the women could depart before him.

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Also, the Messenger of Allah"S" has presented a proposal in regard of manners of coming and going of women. ¹⁴⁸It is reported too that when the Prophet came out of the mosque once upon a day, he witnessed women and men crowded and gathered in one place. Then he addressed the women saying: You have to keep aside and move on the sidewalks.¹⁴⁹

To sum up, we are recommended and commanded to abstain from any act or practice entailing intermingling and crowding, nearness and closeness of bodies and

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146. Saheeh Al-Bukhaari, vol. X, p. 261.

147. ibid., vol. II, p. 467.

148. Al-Jami' As-Sagheer, issue no 5134.

149. Silsilat Al-Ahaadeeth As-Saheehah, issue no 856.