Miscellaneous

Going on holiday

Q: We come from a middle-class family, and through Allah’s mercy we are able to travel locally and internationally after saving up. My dad does not want to travel next year because he is concerned about what people might say and fears the evil eye. We do not live extravagantly, nor do we post anything online. I’m unsure how to respond to this or whether this is a valid reason for choosing not to do something generally?

Family vacation and trips

Q: What is the Islamic verdict on family vacation and trips, for example to parks and most isolated places where there is not a lot of people - are only the men allowed to go while the women and girls have to stay at home or can the whole family take the occasional trip/vacation to travel and sightsee?

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?