Joining a company's team building event

Q: Our company will be taking the staff on a Team Building event for a few days. They have requested me to join as well. Meals and accommodation will be provided by the company. As this will be a social event involving joint group activities and tasks with both male and female staff members, is it permissible for me as a male to accompany them?

A: Totally abstain from this. The team building that Muslims recognise is building Muslims together so that they can hold firmly and strongly to deen and give a firm commitment to Allah Ta`ala and His Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). The team building is not for business reasons or any type of commercial gain.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)