Business meeting between male and females??

Salaam

A business meeting between males and females,, all muslims.. hat is the ruling on tht???

jzkAllah khair in advance

Trading in markets has always been permissible between males and females. Origin is permissibility and therefore unless an act of impermissibility is introduced, it remains so. Closed door meeting between one man and one woman turning it private makes it impermissible for example for the establishment of forbidden "Kholwa", but a clear glass or window board room or presence of mix of people maintains permissibility.

The following fatwa in arabic (sorry wasn't easy to find one in English) explains that "kholwa" is a man and a woman being together privately, and it is permissible for a group of women with one man as corruption is prevented this way, and so is one woman with men if she is confident she is safe from group corruption (like a business place and an open door etc.). Most scholars agreed that forbidden "kholwa" is negated with the presence of a third woman, man, or comprehending child. It also details that hijab and behaviour has to be maintained in full of course.

And God knows best