What is the ruling on a woman looking at a man
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The questioner : Regarding a woman looking at a man, if it is in the street or elsewhere, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it, on the condition that it does not stir her desire, and that she does not take pleasure or delight in looking at him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Muslims are upon this. So the women go out to the mosque. And they walk in the markets, and they come to the men. And the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), overcame the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to let her see the Ethiopians playing in the mosque with their spears, so he permitted it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was writing while she was looking at the Ethiopians, until her soul was pleased. (May Allah be pleased with her).
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it, on the condition that it does not stir her desire, and that she does not take pleasure or delight in looking at him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The Muslims are upon this. So the women go out to the mosque. And they walk in the markets, and they come to the men. And the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), overcame the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to let her see the Ethiopians playing in the mosque with their spears, so he permitted it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was writing while she was looking at the Ethiopians, until her soul was pleased. (May Allah be pleased with her).
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2231- ما حكم نظر المرأة للرجل/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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