Assalamu 'Alaykum.
I was going through a Muslim Book just yesterday, I've read it before too and it was one of the few Muslim books that is, safe to say, somewhat decent comparing to other Muslim books which are just....wild. Subhan Allah!
However, there is one common misconception that I found in other such type of books, the books that is almost Halal for your Halal Library. Almost though. The reason for using this term is because this one common misconception among those authors is not something small in Islam.
And since I've seen these certain authors keen on writing modest Muslim stories, may Allah reward them for their intentions, I would like to sincerely advice them to be careful and rectify this misconception. For the sake of Allah and since He Subhânahu Wata'ala commanded us to enjoin good and forbid evil.
The misconception is that some authors here thinks keeping physical distance between opposite genders is what is intended and interaction between them is okay as long as they lower their gazes and keep distance.
This is an error, there is no intermingling between opposite genders in Islam whatsoever. They must maintain distance, lower their gazes and address the opposite gender only when necessary which in and of itself shouldn't be done in a soft manner (for a female). This is the origin and what Allah Subhânahu Wata'ala commanded us in Qur'an:
"If you fear Allāh, then do not be too soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech."
[Al-Ahzab 33:32]
Scholars explained that a woman should only interact with opposite gender unless necessary.
What further proves this is a Hadith of the Prophet ﷺ:
Ibn 'Umar reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If we left this door for women.
[Sunan Abi Dawud, 462]
This Hadith is speaking about door for women in the mosque and that Prophet ﷺ made a separate door for women to prevent intermingling between opposite genders.
Likewise, when women used to pray behind the Prophet ﷺ, they would leave first and men used to remain seated in their places.
Those were the pious people! The companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and those women were the pious, modest Muslimahs. There was no need for them to leave before or a separate door. Yet, Prophet ﷺ did it to what? Prevent any unnecessary interaction and intermingling.
That was at the time of the best generation, they were too shy and modest to do any such acts, they were the best when it came to lowering their gazes, they feared Allah the most, but Prophet still had measures set in his mosque to prevent intermingling. Subhān Allah!
Moreover, this action of interaction between men and women unnecessarily was never there among the companions. And it totally goes against the legislative Hijaab, the correct and authentic one.
Today, we see Muslim men and women talking with each other freely, laughing and joking around. This is not something Islamic so please dear authors, stop with this false representation of Niqab/Hijab.
In fact, Prophet ﷺ warned men against entering upon women.
He ﷺ said: "Beware of entering upon the ladies."
[Sahih al-Bukhari, 5232]
Umar Radiyallāhu 'Anhu said: the ugliest woman is the one who goes among men without being ashamed of them. [Ibn Abi Shaybah 32503]
Making excuses and defending this act is following your desires.
"And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty." [Al-Hashr 59:7]
May Allah rectify our affairs.
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