reading, congregating somewhere to learn about Farāiḍ and Sunan whilst fully veiled.
The famous commentator, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat, Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الْـمَنَّان said, ‘These days, women should not be prevented from attending and sitting separately in Masājid whilst fully veiled because nowadays women do not avoid visiting cinemas and market places. If they visit Masājid, then at least they will learn something religious.’ (Mirāt-ul-Manājīḥ, vol. 2, pp. 170)
In another place he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه says, ‘We should educate women using books and booklets; or knowledgeable women should teach those women who have no knowledge or they should listen to Islamic teachings from a male speaker whilst fully veiled in a completely separate building or from behind a large curtain, however, great caution is required in this third case.’ (Fatāwā Na’īmiyyaĥ, pp. 48)
Question: If an Islamic sister is not a scholar, can she deliver a speech in a Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’ of Islamic sisters?
Answer: If she does not have a considerable amount of knowledge, then she must not deliver Islamic speeches. My mater A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه stated on page 378, volume 23 of Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ: In delivering speeches and everything else, the top priority must be given to the permission of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasūl صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. If someone does not possess enough knowledge, then it is Ḥarām for him to deliver a speech, it is also impermissible for anyone to listen to his speech. If مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ someone is a heretic (with corrupt believes), then he is a deputy of the devil, and it is strictly Ḥarām to listen to him (he must be banned from public speaking in a Masjid). If someone is (not a heretic but his speech is) likely to provoke