Is it correct that some people believe the moon is a human face with two eyes?

Question : If someone were to ask, what do you say about what many of the common people believe, namely that the moon is a human face, and that it has two eyes, two lips, and a mouth? And that if a woman goes up to the roof, she must cover herself from it because it is a face that causes harm? What do you say about this?

Answer : Yes. It is not correct, nor is anything else like it correct. For this reason, women who are in the waiting period after their husband’s death often ask: Is it permissible for a woman to look at the moon while she is in her waiting period? This is a real question; it is a problem for them. It appears to be based on the belief that the moon is a human face. In any case, this is not established, but I mentioned it to warn against such defective beliefs.