7. Sadan lil Dhariah  ﺱّاً ر

Qabeelat Tayybah TCE Notes Revolution 69

This means blocking the means to evil. It is to ban something that is permissible; for fear that it would lead to the practice of something haraam. For example, the ruling for driving for women is halaal because it is just like riding camels and women did that at the time of Prophet (peace be upon him). But in Saudi Arabia she would be arrested for driving because it is banned to block the means of evil. If an accident is to occur, she would be exposed to Non Mehram men. In the Maliki Madhab, thigh of a man is not awrah, however in order to block the means to evil, according to him it should not be exposed. Major References for the Malaki Madhab First: The statements of Imam Malik