Question
How about men working in an environment where there are females? People argue that in this respect that it's not possible for everybody to do their own business or to find a job in an exclusively male environment. The contrary argument to that is if a person has strong Imaan and Yaqeen in Allah, then if he takes the necessary steps, Allah will most certainly assist him. Which is the correct argument?
Answer
Whilst the principle of necessity does not apply, however due to the abject Imaani deficiency of people, the impermissibility cannot be stringently propagated. The contrary argument is valid and the right course to adopt. Most people including the Ulama of today, lack the ability to understand the Shariah's principle of "Necessity legalizes prohibitions."
They therefore apply it to anything they believe is necessary.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 08
- PDF page
- 8
Verbatim verified against the source PDF
Appears under MISUSE OF THE PRINCIPLE OF NECESSITY. This heading is the nearest headline at or before the page and is approximate. Do not cite it alone.