What is the ruling on a sister working and residing in student housing, knowing that the majority of the students are expatriates and do not have a mahram, and does the hadith apply to her: "May Allah curse the woman who takes off her clothes in other than her husband's house"?
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There is no harm for your sister in working at the student dormitory, and it is permissible for her to reside there without a . However, she should not travel to or from it except with a mahram. As for the , "No woman removes her clothes in other than her home except that she severs what is between her and Allah the Almighty," it refers to removing clothes in front of non-mahram men in public places, not in safe places. She should also invite to good, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and strive for reconciliation.
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