I said am not done yet.
Am not done yet, because this question will come up ( 101 reasons ) again and again and again, like the waves on the sea shore. Even a rock slowlly gets worn out by the sea. It should not be our case. Perseverance is also another component of Patience.
Narrated by Burayda Al-Aslami and reported by Abu-Daawood who rated it authentic: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
“Judges are three; two are in hell and one is in paradise. The two who are in hell are a judge who knows the truth and rules differently and a judge who rules without knowing the truth. The judge in paradise is the one who knows the truth and rules accordingly.” .
So that makes it a 66% possibility of getting it all wrong, unless one does the necessary home work, its a risk. Tendency to quickly conclude from insufficient information... ie to judge, one could, but it has its own consequence. We all have this tendency to deliberate and give out a statement of judgement, even when its not warranted. May Allah conserve our thought cycles for the good only .... Ameen.
So when a human passes by, our mind should just register that a human passed by. Is that not what it means to
lower the gaze? Reducing or lowering the gaze includes what the heads eye sees and what the minds eye conceives...
Its not difficult, its humanely possible. Its the other supplement to wearing a hijab.
This applies to me first. Am done.