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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a woman sinful if a non-mahram man sees her face?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Am I sinful if a non-mahram man sees my face, or my hands, or my feet? And are all women in the same situation regarding this? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If you intentionally expose your face, hands, and feet to men, then you are sinful; because you have exposed yourself to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), you have tempted yourself and tempted others; because it is obligatory for a woman to cover herself, and to cover her entire body from men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). This is the obligatory. As for if you are covered and wearing hijab, but some men see something of you without your choice, then there is no blame on you for that. And likewise, there is no blame on him if this was a sudden occurrence. However, if this happened from him intentionally, then he is sinful for that.
As for you, if you took the precautions and covered yourself, but you were targeted or his gaze fell on something of you without your choice and without intent, then there is no blame on you if this was not the result of negligence on your part. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تأثم المرأة إذا رأى الأجنبي وجهها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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