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AL-KAFI #1206: HUKUM ISTERI MEMPELAWA LELAKI ASING MASUK KE RUMAH KETIKA KETIADAAN SUAMI
May a wife invite an unrelated man into the home while her husband is away and without his permission, on the pretext of working together on a task?
Short answer
The fatwa concludes that an unrelated man who is not a mahram is forbidden to enter the home of a woman whose husband is absent.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa concludes that an unrelated man who is not a mahram is forbidden to enter the home of a woman whose husband is absent. The cited hadith prohibits a man from visiting a woman alone in her husband's absence unless he is accompanied by one or two other men. According to Imam al-Nawawi, the husband's absence includes both travelling and merely leaving the house for a short while. The fatwa also mentions Section 27 of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 on khalwat, which concerns being together in a secluded place or in a house or room in circumstances that may raise suspicion of immoral conduct.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berdasarkan nas dan hujah di atas, kami melihat bahawa hukum lelaki ajnabi atau yang asing tidak mempunyai hubungan kekeluargaan dan mahram adalah dilarang sama sekali untuk masuk ke rumah wanita yang ketiadaan suami.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1206: HUKUM ISTERI MEMPELAWA LELAKI ASING MASUK KE RUMAH KETIKA KETIADAAN SUAMI”, 11 April 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3287-al-kafi-1206-hukum-isteri-mempelawa-lelaki-asing-masuk-ke-rumah-ketika-ketiadaan-suami. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wife-inviting-unrelated-man-into-home/