Why do fatwas focus on prohibiting women's actions, even though some of them, such as khilwa (unlawful seclusion of a man and a woman) or ikhtilat (unrestricted mixing of sexes), are not inherently prohibited?

We thank the questioner for his critique and hope he accepts our viewpoint. The claim that more than half of the fatwas rule with prohibition ( hurmah) because of women, or that fatwas fall under the word "forbidden" (haram), is not supported by evidence. If this were the reality, its reason would be that most inquirers ask about issues whose prohibition or validity is doubtful. One must differentiate between the chapter of fatwa, which is restricted to the inquirer's situation, and the chapter of education and da‘wah (proselytization), which encompasses all features of Sharia. The fatwa section on our website was established to help inquirers, and the answers are commensurate with the nature of the questions. Our fatwas have covered the general chapters of knowledge. Mixing (between genders) does not have a single ruling; it may be forbidden, disliked (makruh), or permissible, depending on its conformity to the rules of Sharia.