03/09/2025
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (rahimahullah) said:
The best Hijab for women after covering her face is to stay in her house.
Islam forbids a woman to intermix freely with non-mahram men so that she may not be exposed to Fitnah in a direct or an indirect way. It orders her to stay in her house and not leave it without necessity.
If a woman leaves her house, she should adhere to the etiquettes of Shari’ah.
Allah even called this act of staying in the house as ‘Qaraar‘, i.e. settlement, stay, and composure, to convey the meaning of stability and heart-rest (peace and tranquillity of heart).
This is a refined meaning (of the word Qaraar) as when a woman stays in her house, her soul becomes stable, feels peace at heart, and has self-assurance. On the contrary, when she goes out of her house, she feels uneasy (anxious), irritated, and tense and she may be exposed to evil consequences.
Islam forbids Khulwah (being alone) with an Ajnabiyyah woman without her Mahram (spouse or unmarriageable kin). She should not travel without a Mahram. This is to block the means to corruption, cut off the means that lead to evil, and protect the two sexes from the intrigues of shaytan.
[Fataawa Ibn Baaz (rahimahullah), 1/422-423]
