The ruling on ikhtilat (Intermixing)

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Before discussing the ruling on intermixing, it is important to first define the term. What exactly do we mean when we refer to intermixing — a practice permitted by some scholars and prohibited by others? Does it refer to men and women being present in the same place, or to them speaking to each other? Does it involve a particular style of conversation, participating together in the same activity, eating together, attending a lesson or lecture jointly, social gatherings with entertainment, or situations involving close physical contact? Or does it refer to something else entirely?	Intermixing ke hukm par baat karne se pehle, yeh samajhna zaroori hai ke "intermixing" ka matlab kya hai. Jab hum is lafz ka use karte hain — jise kuch ulema jaiz kehte hain aur kuch najaiz — to hum asal mein kis cheez ki baat kar rahe hote hain? Kya iska matlab sirf yeh hai ke mard aur aurat ek jagah par majood hon? Ya phir unka aapas mein baat karna? Kya yeh kisi khaas tareeke ki guftagu, ek hi kaam mein milkar hissa lena, saath mein khana, ek hi dars ya lecture mein shirkat karna, kisi tafreeh ke program mein jama hona, ya phir aapas mein kareebi jismani ta’alluq rakhna hai? Ya yeh kisi aur cheez ki taraf ishara karta hai?

English

Hinglish

Before discussing the ruling on intermixing, it is important to first define the term. What exactly do we mean when we refer to intermixing — a practice permitted by some scholars and prohibited by others? Does it refer to men and women being present in the same place, or to them speaking to each other? Does it involve a particular style of conversation, participating together in the same activity, eating together, attending a lesson or lecture jointly, social gatherings with entertainment, or situations involving close physical contact? Or does it refer to something else entirely?

Intermixing ke hukm par baat karne se pehle, yeh samajhna zaroori hai ke "intermixing" ka matlab kya hai. Jab hum is lafz ka use karte hain — jise kuch ulema jaiz kehte hain aur kuch najaiz — to hum asal mein kis cheez ki baat kar rahe hote hain? Kya iska matlab sirf yeh hai ke mard aur aurat ek jagah par majood hon? Ya phir unka aapas mein baat karna? Kya yeh kisi khaas tareeke ki guftagu, ek hi kaam mein milkar hissa lena, saath mein khana, ek hi dars ya lecture mein shirkat karna, kisi tafreeh ke program mein jama hona, ya phir aapas mein kareebi jismani ta’alluq rakhna hai? Ya yeh kisi aur cheez ki taraf ishara karta hai?

Ikhtilat in the language

Ikhtilat k lugati maane

"Ikhtilat," in the Arabic lexicon, refers to mixing. It implies the coexistence of two entities — such as a disease and the patient, or two individuals sharing the same space.

"Ikhtilat" Arabic lughat mein milane ya mix hone ko kehte hain. Yeh do cheezon ke ek saath maujood hone ko zahir karta hai — jaise kisi marz ka mareez ke saath hona, ya do shakhs ka ek jagah par majood rehna.