If its sunnah to smile.... can we smile to those of the opposite gender?
 

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Nope. sunnah to smile, fardh to observe hijaab.

No.

Taqwa = God Awareness, or Fear of Allah.
Haya = Modesty.

Yes it does and not in any sense less than as it applies in general..

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What he means is that we are making fun of him.

yes that is why I have deleted my post and you delete yours plz

Brother i love you for the sake of Allah. I was just having a lil fun, seems ur too sensitive.Sorry if u fell bad.

shakibhat and shoaib delete all your irrelevant posts from this thread

I think nothing said was meant to hurt anyone, all just good natured fun. Anyway im deleting my post (about the urdu) coz its off-topic. And i request everyone do the same please.

@everyone
i'm sorry if my post has hurt or offended any of you.

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Let's clarify the crux:

- It's not permissible for men to look at/stay/talk with a woman who is not his mehram (i.e. Islamically not permitted to interact with her freely) and vice versa.

- So, if anyone smiles at others of opposite gender with whom he/she is not permitted to interact with, this will violate the obligatory rule.

- But in case of permitted persons, smiling is necessary because it is a Sunnah.

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Shuaib bhai,

It is a matter of taqwa. You know, Moulana Taliban and many other members like him abandoned this forum for gender mixing in discussions.
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Definitely.

If so what would you suggest I do?
I cant exactly NOT chill Otherwise I would be the loner on the side... Because its something EVERYONE does? Our would U suggest I go sit alone to avoid haram? I live in Bangladesh. So the culture is same here. I don't live at my home. So it's not a problem for me to avoid non-mehram female relatives. But when I go home during vacation, then I face the trouble.
I don't go in front of them willingly. When they come to me and ask anything, I look at the ground and try to give the shortest answer. My attitude proves that I'm feeling uncomfort. So they don't bother me further. I think you should proceed in this way.

Some strong suggestions of mine:

- Start covering yourself with veil.

- Stop all types of interactions with male cousins gradually.

- Increase relationship with female relatives so that they can not think that you've stopped connections with them.

- Read Islamic books and tell others about what you've read.

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I think u want to writ jhinjhodte.
Well brother shakibbhat write more for modesty in his signature.
In the forum, i think not only we should avoid smileys to opposite gender but also avoid unnecessary reply with quote to avoid direct discussions.
It is a problem facing muslims in our society like me that if we avoid joking, gathering with cousins of opposite sex, it is supposed that we are rude, proud or non-social. Yet we should try it atleast gradually

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And my manager, in annual performance review mentions that I do not interact, co-ordinate with ladies.. http://discussworldissues.com/forums.../icon_wink.gifhttp://discussworldissues.com/forums...icon_smile.gif

I am seriously scared!!