What is the ruling on a woman working as an accountant in a company where the majority of employees are men, given that she has her own private office, and does the company's usurious dealings with banks affect the ruling on working there, and must she leave the job immediately if it is deemed impermissible, even if that impacts the company's operations?
The criterion for prohibited mixing (ikhtilat) is the gathering of men and women in one place without adherence to শরী‘আ (Islamic law) regulations, such as physical contact, women not observing , or their speaking in a soft and alluring manner. However, merely gathering while adhering to শরী‘আ regulations and being secure from temptation is permissible. Mixing becomes prohibited if it involves private seclusion with a non- woman (), or looking at her with lust, or a woman behaving immodestly, or engaging in frivolous amusement and physical contact. If a woman observes শরী‘আ regulations in her going out to work, then her work is not deemed prohibited, even if she is not in need of money. If these regulations are not met, the work becomes prohibited, and assisting others in it also becomes prohibited, based on the Almighty's saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression" (Quran 5:2). If the work is prohibited, it is not permissible to remain in it until a program transformation is completed.
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