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What is the refutation to the evidence of those who permitted mixing, based on prophetic hadiths such as Abu Hurairah's hadith regarding honoring guests, Asma bint Umays's hadith when a group of Banu Hashim entered upon her, and Umm Haram bint Milhan's hadith about delousing the Prophet's head (peace be upon him)?

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Calls for gender mixing lead to the spread of indecency, and religious texts have clarified its prohibition and the corruption that results from it. The hadiths cited to justify gender mixing, such as the story of the Ansaari man and his wife's sacrifice, were before the revelation of the verses of Hijab. Likewise, the hadith "No man after this day shall enter upon a woman whose husband is absent unless there is with him one or two men" does not indicate the permissibility of a woman sitting with men. Rather, it was for specific cases and with complete Hijab. As for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entering upon Umm Haraam, she was one of his mahram according to the consensus of scholars. The fatwa warns against those who cite apparent meanings of texts to justify gender mixing, emphasizing that understanding religious evidence requires gathering it all and not compartmentalizing it.

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