Islamda erkaklar va ayollar o‘rtasidagi munosabatning asosiy tamoyili ajratishdir. Bu shuni anglatadiki, hayotning barcha sohalarida va barcha joylarda, xoh shaxsiy, xoh jamoat joylarida bo‘lsin, erkaklar va ayollar o‘rtasidagi aloqa umuman taqiqlanadi. Jinslar aralashmasligi tamoyilini tasdiqlovchi ko‘plab dalillar bor, va bu holat ham jamoat, ham shaxsiy sohalarda shunday ekanligini aniq bayon qiluvchi ko‘plab hadislar mavjud:

In Islam, the basic principle of the interaction between men and women is segregation. This means that in all areas of life and in all places whether private or public, contact between men and women is generally prohibited. Many evidences establish the principle of not mixing between the sexes, and there are many ahadith which clarify that this is the case in both public and private areas:

Abu Doud rivoyat qilgan quyidagi hadislar: Payg'ambar ﷺ aytdilar: "Erkaklar uchun eng yaxshi saf birinchi saf (ayollar safidan eng uzoqi), ayollar uchun eng yaxshi saf esa oxirgi saf, eng yomoni esa birinchi saf (erkaklarning ortida darhol turgan)dir." Ibn Umar aytdi: "Payg'ambar ﷺ erkaklarga ikki ayol o'rtasidan yurishni man qildilar." Payg'ambar ﷺ masjid tashqarisida erkaklar va ayollarning olomon ichida yonma-yon yurayotganini ko'rdilar. Ayollarni to'xtatib dedilar: "Sizlarga yo'lning o'rtasidan yurish to'g'ri emas, devor yoqalab yuringlar."

Abu Daud narrated the following ahadith: The Prophet (saw) said, “The best row for men is the front row, (furthest from the women’s row) and the best row for women is the back row and the worst is the front row (just behind the men).” Ibn ‘Umar said, “The Prophet prohibited men from walking between two women.” The Prophet (saw) saw men and women outside the mosque moving side by side in the crowd. He stopped the women saying, “It is not proper for you to walk in the middle of the path, you had better walk along the walls.”.

Bu shuni anglatadiki, musulmonlar umumiy qoida sifatida, musulmon bo‘lishidan qat’i nazar, qarama-qarshi jins vakillari bilan aloqadan saqlanishlari kerak. Biroq, bu umumiy qoidaning ayrim istisnolari bor, ya’ni ba’zi vaziyatlarda erkaklar va ayollar o‘rtasida aralashuv yoki munosabatga ruxsat etiladi.

This means that the Muslims should avoid contact with members of the opposite sex, whether Muslim or not, as a general rule. However, there are exceptions to this general rule, where the mixing or interaction between men and women is permitted in certain situations.

Masalan, mahram bo‘lgan erkak va ayollarning Islom ruxsat bergan har qanday maqsadda erkin muomala qilishlari joizdir. Shuningdek, mahram bo‘lmagan erkak va ayollarning o‘zaro muomala qilishlari ruxsat etilgan ayrim sohalar ham mavjud, masalan, da‘vat (Islomga chaqirish) yoki ta‘lim maqsadida. Biroq bunday aralashuvning turi erkin emas, balki Shariat tomonidan ma‘lum qoidalar va chegaralar doirasida cheklangan bo‘lib, musulmon har qanday aralashuvdan oldin ularni yaxshi tushunib olishi shart.

For example, it is permitted for men and women who are mahram to each other to mix freely for any purpose that Islam permits. As well, there are certain areas where it is permitted for non-mahram men and woman to interact with each other, such as for the purpose of da‘wah (invitation to Islam) or education. However, the type of mixing that can occur here is not free, and is restricted by the Shari‘ah to be within certain guidelines and boundaries, and the Muslim must be sure to understand these before any type of mixing takes place.

Aralashish (ixtilot) bilan bog'liq hukmlar ham aralashuv sodir bo'ladigan joyning turiga qarab farqlanadi.

The ahkam (rules) to do with mixing also vary with regard to the kind of place in which the mixing occurs.