 Between Men and Women 1 It's a popular topic given the situation nowadays. The Arabic word ikhtilat( اﺧﺘﻼط)is often translated as 'intermixing' or 'intermingling'. However, classical scholars did not always use the arabic word for a specific meaning or ruling. Take, for example, the statements of Imam Nawawi [r]: When discussing innovations and offensive practices observed on the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, he said: "Among them is the intermixing (اﺧﺘﻼط) of women with men, and candles being lit among them..." « ﻨﮭﺎِ ﻣ َ و ُ اﺧﺘﻼطِ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء ﺑﺎﻟﺮﱢﺟﺎل،ُ واﻟﺸﻤﻊ ﺑﯿﻨﮭﻢ...» — [al-Majmūʿ] And when addressing the permissibility of men and women attending Friday prayer in the same mosque, he stated: "Because the intermixing (اﺧﺘﻼط) of women with men is not prohibited—so long as it does not involve seclusion (ﺧﻠﻮة)." « وﻷن َ اﺧﺘﻼطِ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء ِ ﺑﺎﻟﺮﺟﺎل إذا ﻟﻢ ﯾﻜﻦً ﺧﻠﻮة ﻟﯿﺲ ﺑﺤﺮام» — [al-Majmūʿ] He used the same term for two different meanings and rulings. Hence, the nuance or drawing the boundaries between the two may be a little tricky. Hence, we try to explore the issue further. Things Which Are Established By Tradition and Jurists: ● Prohibition of Gathering where Shari Rules are Violated: In light of prophetic and classical scholarly traditions, we can easily say that if men and women gather in a same place where sharia rulings are violated, such unlawful gazes, speech (such as casual speech with young women), dresses, touching or seclusion etc., such a gathering is prohibited. Aisha [r] is famously known for prohibiting women from coming to mosque because they were not observing proper Shari rules, stating that, Prophet [s] would do the that if he saw their state 2 . ● Prohibition of Gathering Where Men and Women are in Close-proximity: We also can say that a gathering or crowd where men and women are so close together and do not maintain proper gap, then it is haram as Prophet [s] designated different doors for women in mosque and instructed them to leave early, also he instructed them to not to walk in the 2 Muslim 445 1 This is a summary of my ongoing study on the topic, which may be updated in future.