Re: Religion vs putting it into practice
According to my interpretation, yes I think ideal followers of Islam should go out only IF and when it’s a necessity. Frankly, I don’t think most activities we do for pleasure, interest or airing our mind, like going out for a movie, window shopping on sales days, studying medicine (and therefore dealing with looking at and handling awrah of the opposite sex), are “necessary.”
I can’t not do all that. A lifestyle like that would suffocate me. So, I don’t restrict myself. But I also don’t rely on excuses to make myself feel better about my place as a Muslim.
I’m doing what I’m doing as long as I find it morally and ethically acceptable without having the need to use rationalization as a crutch.
My question here is why would religion create such a clause when its not possible? I don’t know pal.