Is it permissible to go to the market for recreation or to see what is new, given the presence of objectionable things in it, knowing that previous fatwas mentioned the permissibility of a woman going out for a need with her husband's permission and adhering to the prescribed Islamic dress, and others mentioned the impermissibility of going to places of objectionable things except for a need?
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Going to the market for recreation is permissible for a woman if she avoids intermingling with men and listening to music. However, it is often difficult to avoid these. A believing woman is occupied with more important matters than this, and one can entertain oneself in places other than markets.
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