Abin baƙin ciki ne a ga Musulmi, har ma waɗanda ake ɗauka a matsayin masu ilimi a cikinsu, suna kuka da ɗaga murya game da ƙa'ida mai mahimmanci a Musulunci wato kaucewa ikhtilat (haɗuwar maza da mata da ake zargi).

It is very sad to see Muslims, including supposedly knowledgeable Muslims, whine and pout about the very basic Islamic principle which is avoidance of ikhtilat (blameworthy gender mixing).

Haɗuwar maza da mata tana kaiwa ga shegantaka. Shegantaka tana kaiwa ga taɓawa. Taɓawa tana kaiwa ga zina. Zina tana kaiwa ga lalacewar aure. Lalacewar aure tana kaiwa ga faduwar iyali. Faduwar iyali tana kaiwa ga ƙarshen ɗan Adam. Ku ci gaba da kiyaye shingaye.

Gender mixing leads to flirting. Flirting leads to touching. Touching leads to zina. Zina leads to the destruction of marriage. The destruction of marriage leads to the downfall of family. The downfall of family leads to the end of humanity. Keep the partitions up.

Shin wannan zance ne? A'a, ba haka ba ne. Duk wanda yake da idanu, yana da ilimi, kuma mai gaskiya, ya san cewa haɗuwar maza da mata da aka hana ba wai kawai take kaiwa zuwa duk wannan ba, har ma tana iya kaiwa ga abin da ya fi haka muni: Wuta.

Is this exaggeration? Not at all. Anyone who has eyes, has knowledge, and is honest knows that blameworthy gender mixing not only leads to all this, it can also lead to much worse: The Fire.

Ina tsammanin irin martanin da masu ra'ayin 'yancin mata na sassaucin ra'ayi suke yi game da irin wadannan batutuwa. Amma masu ra'ayin 'yancin mata na sassaucin ra'ayi da ke sanye da kayan malamai suma suna shiga cikin maganar, suna goyon bayan halaccin cudanya tsakanin maza da mata da kalamai marasa hankali, wadanda kawai ke nuna kananan zukatansu da jahilcinsu na mutanen da ke fadar su.

I expect the usual liberal feminist reaction to such issues. But liberal feminists in shaykh’s clothing also chime in with pro-ikhtilat attitudes and truly asinine statements that do nothing but show the pettiness and ignorance of the people making them.

Idan kun yi tsokaci kan yadda na bayyana sakamakon ikhtilat (cakuɗuwar maza da mata), ina bukatar rubutun da za a fassara zuwa Hausa. Kawo rubutun, sai in fassara shi daidai.

If you disagree with my characterization of the consequences of ikhtilat, please answer these questions:

Ina tambaya: shin haɗuwar maza da mata da ba ta dace ba, kamar yadda ake yawan gani a yau tsakanin Musulmi da waɗanda ba Musulmi ba a wuraren zamantakewa inda ake mu'amala ta abokantaka cikin sauƙi, tana ƙunshe da soyayya da yawa (balle kuma sauran matsaloli kamar cin zarafi ta jima'i, kulawa mara so, da sauransu)?

Does blameworthy gender mixing—as is common in today’s society with Muslims and non-Muslims in social settings involving casual friendly interactions—involve plenty of flirting (not to mention other problems like sexual harassment, unwanted attention, etc.)?

Ba zan iya fassara wannan tambayar ba sai na ga rubutun asali. Idan kana so, aika rubutun Turanci da ke cikin littafin, sai in fassara shi zuwa Hausa.

Does this interaction, in many cases, lead to things that are clearly haram, e.g., gazing at non-mahrams, touching them, smelling them, etc.?

Shin zina da yaɗuwarsa a cikin al'umma yana hana aure, yana lalata aure, kuma yana haifar da nau'o'in cutarwa iri-iri ga al'umma, tare da fiye da kashi 50% na yara da ake haifa a Yamma suna zuwa gidajen uwa ɗaya (inda yaran da ake haifa a gidajen uwa ɗaya suka fi yiwuwa su shiga laifi, miyagun ƙwayoyi, su bar makaranta, su zama marasa aikin yi, su faɗa cikin baƙin ciki, da sauransu, da sauransu)?

Does the prevalence of zina in society obstruct marriage as well as destroy marriages and lead to all kinds of societal harms with over 50% of children born in the West born into single mother households (where children born into single mother households are significantly more likely to get into crime, drugs, drop out of school, be unemployed, fall into depression, etc., etc.)?

Ina ga wata kalmar da za ta fi wannan yanayin ɓarna? Kashi sama da hamsin cikin ɗari na aure yana ƙarewa da saki, kusan kashi ashirin da biyar cikin ɗari na mazan aure sun yarda cewa sun yi zina, kashi goma sha biyar cikin ɗari na matan aure kuma sun yarda da haka, shafukan zina irin su AshleyMadison suna da miliyoyin masu rajista, da sauran irin waɗannan abubuwa, da sauran irin waɗannan abubuwa.

Is the state of marriage in today’s society anything but complete chaos, where over 50% end up in divorce and around 25% of married men admit to cheating and 15% of women admit to it, where adultery sites like AshleyMadison have millions of registered users, etc., etc.?

Yana da wuya a fahimci yadda Musulmi zai san duk waɗannan abubuwa ba tare da ya firgita ba. Yana da wuya a fahimci yadda Musulmi zai san cewa ɗaya daga cikin alamomin Ranar Ƙarshe shi ne yawaitar zina, har ma da aikata zina a kan titi, ba tare da ya firgita da duk abin da ke kewaye da mu ba. Me kuke ganin shi ne babban abin da ke haifar da irin wannan hali a ƙarshen zamani? Idan ba ku ganin cewa ikhtilaƙ ne, ku ba mu bayaninku da kanku.

It is difficult to understand how a Muslim can know about all these things and not be alarmed. It is difficult to understand how a Muslim can know that one of the signs of the Last Day is the increase of zina and even zina being committed in the street and not be alarmed by everything around us. What do you think is the prime contributor of such a state of affairs at the end of times? If you don’t think it is ikhtilat, please enlighten us with your own explanation.

Ka guji hujjar "Musulmi kawai su rike taqwa". Abin mamaki ne ganin wannan sabuwar layin zamani ana amfani da shi wajen narkar da wasu daga cikin iyakokin bayyanannu da Shari'a ta kafa, kuma malamai duka suka amince da su. Ba ya da muhimmanci yawan taqwa da mutum yake da shi, ko namiji ne ko mace, haramun ne a kasance shi kadai da jinsin dayan (sannan abin da ake nufi da khalwa kansa yana da cikakkun bayanai). Hulda kawai da jinsin dayan don zamantakewa, nishadi, ko wasa, haramun ne. Eh, akwai cikakkun bayanai da yawa da yanayi da yawa da ke shiga yankin shubha. Amma kada mu yi kamar Shari'ar Musulunci tana amincewa da irin 'yanci-ba-iyaka da ke nuna ka'idojin al'adun Yammacin duniya na 'yanci.

And save the “Muslims just need to have taqwa” argument. It is surprising to see this new modernist line being used to dissolve some of the clear boundaries set by the Sharia and agreed upon by all scholars. It doesn’t matter how much taqwa you have, if you are a man or a woman, being alone with the opposite sex is prohibited (whereas what constitutes khalwa itself has further details). Casually hanging out with the opposite sex just for the purpose of socializing, having fun, joking around is prohibited. Yes, again there are many details and many situations that fall into a gray area. But let’s not pretend like Islamic law is OK with the kind of free for all that characterizes Western liberal cultural standards.

Game da shingayen da ke cikin masallaci, yana bukatar bayani mai tsawo kuma. Amma abin mamaki ne yadda masu bayar da ra'ayi a kan wannan batu ba su daidaita ba wajen jayayya cewa shinge ba shi da tushe. Suna sane cewa ba za su iya cewa shinge haramun ne ko bidi'a abar zargi ba. Saboda haka sai suka guje wa hakan ta hanyar yin maganganu marasa zurfi game da cewa masallacin Annabi ﷺ ba shi da shinge tsakanin wurin sallar maza da na mata. Sai dai ba sa yin wani sharhi a kan dukkan hadisan da ke bayyana yadda Sahabiyyai suke sutura, a wane lokaci na rana suke zuwa masallaci, yadda aka tsara zamansu a cikin masallaci, a waɗanne yanayi Annabi ﷺ ya hana su zuwa masallaci, da sauran abubuwa masu yawa.

As for partitions in the masjid, that requires lengthy elaboration as well. But I find it shocking how inconsistent the people opining on this are in arguing that partitions are illegitimate. They know, of course, that they cannot argue that partitions are haram or blameworthy innovation. So they avoid that by making simplistic statements about the Prophet’s mosque not having partitions between the men and women’s prayer area. They conveniently don’t comment, however, on all the ahadith that describe how the Sahabiyyat were dressed, what times of day they attended the masjid, how they were positioned in the masjid, in what conditions they were prohibited by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم from going to the masjid, etc., etc.

Haramcin ikhtilat ba wani abu ne da Musulmi ya kamata ya ji kunya a kansa ba. Ba wai kawai rashin ikhtilat ya zama wajibi saboda takawa da tsoron Allah ba, har ma alama ce ta wayewa, al'ada da daraja mai girma cewa maza da mata marasa aure ba sa haduwa cikin 'yanci, ba sa soyayya ko kwanciya tare kamar dabbobi. Wannan ita ce dabi'ar Musulunci da aka yi aiki da ita tsawon karnoni a duniyar Musulmi baki daya.

The prohibition of ikhtilat is not something Muslims should be ashamed of. Not only is the lack of ikhtilat required by piety and God-consciousness, it is the mark of high civilization, culture, and class that unmarried men and women do not freely mix, flirt, and roll around with each other like animals. This is the Islamic ethos which has been practiced for centuries throughout the Muslim world.

Musulmai a yau waɗanda suke jin kunya game da wannan, suka ɓoye shi a bayan zaɓaɓɓun hadisai don tabbatar da ra'ayi mai sassauci, ya kamata su daina ba da kunya ga kansu.

Muslims today who are embarrassed about this and hide it behind cherrypicked narrations to justify a liberalized view should just stop embarrassing themselves.

PS: Imam Ghazali (rahimahu Allah) ya rubuta kamar haka: "Idan ba a kore tunanin farko da ke shiga zuciya ba, zai haifar da sha'awa, sannan sha'awar za ta haifar da buri, buri kuma zai haifar da niyya, niyya kuma za ta haifar da aiki, aiki kuwa zai kai ga halaka da fushin Allah. Don haka wajibi ne a yanke mugunta daga tushenta, wato a lokacin da ta zama tunani kawai da ke wucewa a zuciya, domin daga nan ne sauran abubuwan ke biyo baya."46

PS: Imam Ghazali (rahimahu Allah) wrote the following: “If the first inward thought is not warded off, it will generate a desire, then the desire will generate a wish, and the wish will generate an intention, and the intention will generate the action, and the action will result in ruin and Divine wrath. So evil must be cut off at its root, which is when it is simply a thought that crosses the mind, from which all the other things follow on.”46

Ta yaya ake fassara wannan? Ina nufin wannan tambayar da kake yi, ba cewa in amsa ta ba. Ga fassarar: "Wow, shin Imam Ghazali mai tsattsauran ra'ayi ne? Yana tunanin cewa tunanin da ya zo ba zato ba tsammani a zurfin zuciyar mutum zai iya kai ga halaka ta ruhi da fushin Allah? Maganar zamewa a hankali! Yaya zai kasance da zamewar ta fi tsanani idan matakin farko ba tunani ne na sirri ba, sai dai aiki na zahiri da haɗuwa?"

Wow, is Imam Ghazali an extremist? He thinks that a spontaneous thought in the inner depths of one’s heart can lead to existential ruin and Divine wrath? Talk about a slippery slope! How much more slippery is it when the first step is not a secret thought but actual physical activity and mixing?