Is it permissible to love for the sake of Allah between a man and a woman who are not mahram to each other, if the man is married and elderly, and the woman works for him and consults him on her religious matters, while observing the Sharia regulations such as lowering the gaze and avoiding seclusion, and with only a fraternal or paternal feeling?
If the Islamic etiquettes are observed in conversations between a man and a woman, such as lowering the gaze and avoiding seclusion, then there is no harm in it. However, if either of them senses an inclination towards the other or fears temptation, then they must cease the conversation and cut off anything that could lead to what is forbidden.
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