Is it permissible for a 17-year-old male student, studying in a mixed-gender school, to communicate with a girl—with whom he had previously spoken—by presenting her with a notebook containing an introduction to Islam and women's rights, along with personal phrases, with the aim of encouraging her towards the Islamic religion and understanding her perspective on it, knowing that speaking with females is forbidden except out of necessity?
We thank the questioner for his admiration of the website and ask Allah to guide him and keep him steadfast. It is not permissible for a man to speak to a non-mahram woman without need. However, writing to her for a legitimate purpose is permissible. One must adhere to the limits of necessity and beware of Satan's enticement. It is preferable for a girl like her to undertake the da'wah, as it is better for men to call men and women to call women.
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