Assalaamua'laikum warahmatullah Hazrat Mufti Desai saheb, I am Abul Lais from Singapore, presently based in Dhahran Ash-Sharqiyah. In a nutshell, my issue is about whether men should emerge from home or not. Respected Shaikh,I have been reading about your various articles on the women's Tableeghi Jemaat and the Mass I'tikaaf movement and now I would like to start on a completely new but fully related topic. Much has been written on the proceeding 2 issues by many knowledgeable scholars that obviates the need for an uninformed person like me to add anything. However connected to the exact same topic and perhaps of greater importance is the major issue of men's intermingling (mostly with kuffaar women) in shopping centers, airports, offices, schools and other public pieces. The point is extremely straightforward. Just as it is prohibited for women to leave home because of fitnah, then to an even greater degree this point applies to men going out in public places. Is it not fair to say for us to conclude that even men should be prohibited from leaving house? I am trying to allude to the Noble Hadith on living in remote mountain tops. It is perhaps perfectly applicable in the era of fitnah in which we are living. I find it almost impossible - and this will be apparent to any sincere believer - to follow a large majority of our Orthodox Islamic rulings outside the home. The masjid is a classic example. Some of the most fitnah-laden places on earth is our masaajid. Our homes are sometimes better places than the mosques. In this regard can it be agreed upon that even men nowadays should not leave much from the home unless in extreme necessity of life (to earn the bare income necessary for survival) or to fufill a shar'i obligation (like namaaz in jamaat, hajj etc). I am thinking of perhaps some remote and isolated place to migrate to where we can live in a simplistic and Sunnah compliantmanner. Eagerly looking forward to your noble letter, Truthful Shaikh! Abul Lais Dhahran, KSA ASSALAMU ALAIKUM 22 Shawwaal 1436 (8 August 2015) Abul Lais If you cansuggest any country where onecould live in safety in seclusion on a mountain, it shall be appreciated.Ifyou are found alone residing on a mountain in this era, you will be quickly arrested for being a terrorist. To which country can one migrate in this era for the safety of our Imaan? Furthermore, no country willgrant a Muslim a visa to live on a mountain orin the wiolderness. Brother, as far as possible even men should not emerge from the home except forgenuine needs. May Allah Taalaguide and protect us from the fitnah which is drowning us. Was-salaam A.S.Desai For Mujlisul Ulama of S.A.