Ruling About Improper Dress
@ahsanjalal you’re pursuing my first argument “The ruling criteria of any state is always in the welfare of citizens. It’s not necessary that majority of citizens are happy with that ruling or not. If that ruling is in the favor of civilian then that law will be enforced forcefully.”
Peace! Talha Bhai, please read my full response and then answer. I do not agree with your first point, as of now. The purpose of a government, I agree, is the welfare of the community, but that has to be done according to the wishes of the majority. You cannot make the majority slaves to your wishes for welfare. So, it is definitely necessary that the majority of the citizens are happy with the law. That is what a democracy is. The government is the representative of the majority, so if the majority is unhappy with a law, it will either be convinced by the government that the law is a necessary one or it will have it repealed one way or the other. I believe the position of Ghamidi Sahab is that laws preventing or punishing منكر can be passed by the government, if the parliament decides it (of course, the majority will still either be convinced or repeal the law). Regarding polio vaccinations, the government is just providing the child its right. If the vaccine is free, then it is the child’s right. How is that forceful? I don’t understand. Anyone preventing the vaccination may be depriving the child of a blessing of God of a healthy life and one can’t do that without an explicit reason. Regarding forceful wearing of helmets and seatbelts, I do not understand how you do not agree that that can be حق تلفی and نہ حق زیادتی against yourself and your relatives if you get injured. It may not be any of these things if you do not get injured, but if you do, surely, it is both of these things. The government has full right to intervene regarding these issues. Once again, if the majority does not want these laws, it can have them repealed through discussion and convincing. You cannot enforce something unless the majority gives you permission. You are a representative of the majority. Regarding dress, I have asked you previously, what sort of dresses are you talking about and where are they being worn? You can make laws, sensible laws, to prevent منکر but you haven’t answered any of my questions regarding this. 1) What sort of dress do you call “improper” or “unfair”? And according to whose definition? 2) Where are these being worn? By the way, you cannot force people to wear anything. You can only prevent منكر. That is, if their dress is agreed upon by at least the local populace to be indecent. Furthermore, regarding something the Quran has talked about in detail, we will not step beyond what the Quran has already taught us.