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56 attention towards the practice of employing male servants in the households in one of his Friday sermons and said: “In some places it is customary to appear freely in front of all types of servants. Purda should be observed from all ranks of people including servants, except from those servants or young children who have grown up with the children of the house, or those servants who are old and have passed the age where they can have bad intentions or would think of gossiping about the household with outsiders. In some places it has been observed that new servants who have been employed for a few months, freely enter into the bedrooms where sometimes women and girls are sitting without scarves and all of this is termed open-mindedness. This is not open- mindedness. People later regret it when faced with consequences. Moreover, the relaxation of Purda mentioned in this verse is from small children. ” Huzoor Anwar atba said that your gait should also be dignified and decent and you should not strike your feet on the ground and your pace should be so composed that no one would dare to cast evil eyes upon you. When you are covered in a veil and present a model of decorum, no one will have the courage to glance twice in your direction. (Friday Sermon, January 30, 2004, Baitul Futuh London, Al-Fazl International, April 9, 2004) Males Serving Food at Events Nowadays, at weddings and other events, men serve food on the women’s side too, which is clearly a violation of Purda. Drawing attention towards avoiding this disgraceful habit, Huzoor Anwar atba said: “In some places in our society, boys are called in to serve food at weddings and functions, etc. On one hand, there is so much