Talking to women in meetings

Q: As there are women in all working environments in today’s time, if we at work are sitting in the same board room around the same table as women and we sometimes have to talk to women in meetings etc. are we sinful for this as there is no purdah in the boardroom as well as we are talking to na mahram women?

A: Excuse yourself with dignity and respect from being seated casually in such an environment. Can anybody say that the butter that is kept in a heated environment will not melt?

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)