The Trustworthy Driver
Question: Some people send their daughters to school or other than that alone with a non- relative driver, not looking at the result of such an action. So I hope for your advice.
Answer: Firstly, if the rider and the driver are accompanied by a number of women such that he is not alone with any of them, then there is no problem with this as long as they are in the city.
The Messenger of Allaah, peace and blessing be upon him, said “Let not the man be in seclusion with the (non-related) woman…” And this would not be considered being alone, with the condition that the driver is trustworthy. If he is not trustworthy then it is not permissible for a woman to be in his presence except with a relative who has reached the age of reason.
Secondly, for him to go with a woman alone is not permissible even for a minute, because this would be seclusion. And the Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him, forbade this in his saying, “Let not the man be in seclusion with the (non-related) woman”. And he (peace and blessing be upon him), informed us that in this case the devil would be the third party with them.
So with this, it is not permissible for those in charge of the affairs of the women to leave them alone with drivers in this type of situation. Similarly it is not permissible for her to take it upon herself to ride alone with the driver, because that would be disobedience to the Messenger of Allaah, peace and blessing be upon him, and this is in turn disobedience to Allaah the Exalted. So whoever obeys Allaah has obeyed the Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him. Allaah the Exalted says,
“Whoever obeys the Messenger then he has obeyed Allaah.
Chapter 4, verse 80
And the Exalted says
“Whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger then he has indeed strayed in plain error”.
Chapter 33, verse 36
So it is upon us brothers in Islam to be amongst those whom obey Allaah, complying to His orders and the orders of the Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him, because in this is a great benefit and an honorable outcome. And it is upon us Oh Muslims to be jealous for those who are in our care. So we should not give them over to the devil so that he can play with them, because the devil runs toward trials and tribulations and temptations. So I warn my brothers from being heedless and not giving concern for that which Allaah has opened up for us in way of the beautiful worldly things. So we should be stopped by the verse in which Allaah says,
“And those on the left hand—who will be those on the left hand. In fierce hot wind and boiling water, and shadow of black smoke, that shadow neither cool, nor (even) good. Verily, before that, they indulged in luxury. And they were persisting in great sin.
Chapter 56, verses 41-46
Then let us remember the statement of ALLAH the Exalted,
“But whosoever is given his Record behind his back, he will invoke his destruction, and shall enter a blazing Fire, and made to taste its burning. Chapter 84, verses 10-13
Answer by Shaykh Saalih bin al ‘Uthaymeen
Translated by Rasheed Barbee
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