Musleh Khan – Seclusion with Opposite Gender

			Salam Alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh brothers and sisters Today let's talk about seclusion with
the opposite gender. So what exactly is defined in the shared era as halwa? When are you really
alone with the opposite gender. So an example of this is you step into the elevator, and right after
you comes in a guy or girl, so it's just the two of you two opposite genders in this elevator does
that count as seclusion is shaitan the third in the elevator with you, or something even more
practical, you get a job interview and you meet the president of the company. And that President is
a male, you're a female, he invites you into his office to conduct that interview, but he closes the
		

			door is shaytaan the third. And that's the reason why you didn't get the job. So what exactly
constitutes as hollow. So here's the first thing you want to know, is by definition, halwa literally
means to be secluded, and seclusion is a situation where no one has access to you, no one can talk
to you. No one knows where you are, you're nowhere to be found. So if somebody you get into a cab,
and you're driving around the city, and the cab driver is a male, you're a female sitting at the
back, you're not in seclusion. Why? Because everybody can see you. Everybody can access you this the
cab is being monitored, the company knows where that particular cab is driving, etc. They're always
		

			being tracked. So you're never really alone. seclusion, no one knows where you are, no one can
access you. Now, it's fair to say that at the same time with that definition, it doesn't mean that
all of these situations don't have at least characteristics of seclusion. They resemble it to some
degree. And because these situations resemble seclusion, it's important for us to try to avoid them
as best as we can. But however, the rule is for you to understand it's not a requirement, you don't
have to push yourself, you don't have to be sitting there at the lobby at 1am in the morning, and
waiting for an empty elevator to arrive because you being in the lobby down there at 1am is
		

			dangerous enough already. So if the elevator comes, there's a guy in there or a girl in there, just
get in and get home as quickly as you can. You don't need to do that. But if it's a busy day, if
it's a nice sunny day, you're not feeling too tired. You want to wait, make that decision.
Prevention is always better than cure. So the more you abstain from being in those secluded moments,
the better it is for you and for your amen in sha Allah hota either. So at least we understand at
this point that by definition, if no one can access you, that is what's that's where the danger
lies. That's where seclusion fits into that particular category. So having said that, brothers and
		

			sisters, I hope that this brings some clarity to exactly what seclusion is, may Allah subhanho wa
Taala make it easy for all of you to sit on Wiley Kumar.