在伊斯兰教中，男女交往的基本原则是隔离。这意味着在生活的各个领域、在任何场所，无论是私下还是公开，男女之间的接触通常都是被禁止的。许多经据确立了男女不混杂的原则，also有许多圣训阐明，这一原则在公共场合和私人场所都适用：

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 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.”. Note: the honorific "(saw)" is an abbreviated form, so per the rules it becomes ﷺ, and the translation follows accordingly. Abu Daud narrated the following ahadith: 先知ﷺ说：“男人最好的排是前排（离女人的排最远的），女人最好的排是后排，最差的是前排（紧邻男人之后）。”伊本·欧麦尔说：“先知ﷺ禁止男人走在两个女人之间。”先知ﷺ看到男人和女人在清真寺外的人群中并肩行走。他制止了女人们，说：“你们走在路中间是不得体的，你们最好沿着墙边走。”