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Sitting with the opposite sex is a sin – Imam Yunus

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Imam Talihat Yunus, the Chief Imam, Adiam Memorial Central Mosque, Iporo Ake, Abeokuta has stated that sitting with opposite sex in a gathering is a sin.

According to him, “Sitting with or among the opposite sex is strictly prohibited. When men and women sit together, it results to different happenings in our society like fornication, adultery, sexually transmitted diseases and even unwanted pregnancies.

The Muslim cleric, in a recent paper presentation said, “The major reason for this segregation in Islam is that whatever you are close to, can make you sin. The only reason that a man and woman can sit together in Islam is only when the two parties are related by blood.

“The Qur’an went as far as teaching us that in Islam, men and women should not shake hands, hug or peck the opposite sex that they are not related with. The sitting arrangement in the mosque is a vivid example of what is expected of Muslims; it clearly shows that where the menfolk will be seated will be different from where the female will be seated. Nowadays, most mosques have where the females will have their ablution separately, and it will be far from where the male will have theirs and they do not share the same toilet.

“In fact, the women do not see the Imam during prayer but only hear his voice because of the way mosques are built. Even when we have societal gathering like funerals, weddings in Islam, it is expected of us as Muslims to seat separately and segmented,” he added.