Why don't we mind our own business?

Today we were debating a controversial issue. The discussion was about something like this: We usually debate things like the life code of different people, especially actors, their dress code, especially those of actresses. We, especially the typical Muslims, sometimes blame them and sometimes label them with the title of non-believers. It’s not only limited to this area, sometimes we even blame the people of our own circle and society. We point out that this person does this or that. The targeted person is usually female. Sometimes, when I hear such kind of statements I feel ashamed, sometimes I become angry while on other times I usually laugh it out. When it comes to males whatever he does is legal and justifiable while we pin out small acts of the opposite gender. It really looks awkward when I hear such kind of statements. Today, we were debating the issue of an actress, Mathira. One of my friends was seeing her photos and showed us her pictures. Then another friend, a typical minded, said she should be hanged as she lives in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. One of the friends said she is an actress, and she is free to do whatever she wants. Then I entered into the discussion. I was also in the favor of the latter. But they were of the view that she lives in an Islamic state, so she should be hanged. It was totally a mess. She is an actress, she belongs to an industry and it’s up to her what kind of photo shoots she performs. Their point of hanging her seemed ridiculous to me. Here a question arises why I am in favor of the latter friend’s point of view. There are lots of illegal things which are taking place every day. Every day, a large number of cases of illegal things, rape, prostitution, drugs etc are reported, while most of them  go unnoticed. When we investigate such things, the outcome become unbelievable. Those people who claim themselves to be the contractors of Islam and Islamic ideologies are usually involved in such kinds of illegal acts. They consider themselves as the iconoclast of bad things. But, in reality, they can be proved as the monsters of society. They justify their own acts, saying that they are male, while when it comes to the issue of a female, they issue  “Fatwa” against them. They sometimes quote a Hadees, and at the same time hide some of its part(s) and giving you the part of the Hadees which suits them and protects their own needs. I am not in favor or against the act of any actor or actress, or any individual, but what I want to say is first of all we should polish ourselves. We should purify ourselves before pointing out the faults of others. We haven’t been given the authority to label someone with the tile of believer or non-believer. And according to hadees and the Holy Quran we will not be asked about the deeds of others, rather we will be accountable about our own deeds. The writer is student at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).]]>