Is it permissible to give private lessons to females at home in the presence of a guardian?
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It is permissible to teach and to do additional work if it adheres to the strictures of , which include: the female students who are not mahrams observing in front of the male teacher, lowering the gaze, adhering to Islamic manners, not speaking in a soft or alluring tone, limiting conversation to what is necessary, and being wary of (private seclusion) with a non- woman. If everyone adheres to these strictures and there is no fear of fitna (temptation or discord), then there is no objection to it.
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