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Restrictions On The Seclusion of A Man and A Woman

Further information: Yichud (in ])

In some cases where there are legal, religious or social restrictions on two people having physical intimacy, there may even be such restrictions on just being together in a secluded place. For example, under traditional schools of sharia or Islamic law, a man and a woman who are not married and not mahram, being together in a house, a room, a bathroom, or a secluded place may be forbidden. A man and women could be in a secluded area for work purposes, just talking, anything that does not allow them to pass their limits. See also yichud—a similar rule in Judaism.

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