Dr. Asiya Staff asked 2 months ago
I am an MBBS student in a college with a modest environment where there is very little interaction between boys and girls, with separate common rooms, cafeterias, and grounds. About 89% of the girls and female faculty wear abaya. There is no formal restriction on talking to the opposite gender, but due to the environment, students generally avoid interaction.
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Dr. Asiya Staff answered 2 months ago
"You are having a very decent, professional conversation with a boy. Make this a rule: any conversation you have with him, whether professional or personal, should be in the presence of someone else.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned two things: one, the conversation must be firm and to-the-point ('do-tok'), and two, the conversation should not happen alone/in private, okay? The environment of avoidance (of temptation) that we need to create with hijab cannot be complete without these two. And Masha'Allah, you also wear niqab, and if there is a matter of liking (romantic interest), that is also decent and no one can object to it.
But this absolutely does not mean... I told you, if the conversation is on a personal level, let it be in front of a teacher, a brother, or a female friend. When a third person is present, one automatically becomes cautious, because sin is that which troubles a person's heart, and one immediately feels that it is a matter they do not want to reveal to anyone.
Wearing niqab does not mean you should avoid professionalism; rather, hijab and niqab inherently bring professionalism.
Avoid eye contact! I find it very difficult to avoid it.
The conversation can be held formally and in front of everyone."
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