Question:
Assalamualaikum Respected Ulama,
I work in a muslim school, whilst wearing Niqaab. My contact with Ghair Mahrams is limited to necessity (Majority of my concerns are addressed to the secretary or principal). The school requires that I attend staff meetings held every Friday after Jumu’ah Salaah, which are mixed males and females. I am also required to give a short presentation on an Islamic topic to the staff members which I am not at all comfortable doing. I do not want to attend these meetings because it contradicts the wearing of Niqaab. I have expressed my concerns to the principal but he doesn’t seem to understand, what should I do in this situation?
Answer:
You are allowed to attend theses meetings and give a presentation whilst fully observing the Niqaab. If the principal refuses you the right of wearing the Niqaab, then you should object by refusing to attend theses meetings.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
18 March 2005
07 Safar 1426