A Woman Looking at Unrelated Men and Their Images
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to look at unrelated men, or at their images, even without desire?
Answer:
It is better that she does not look at them; it is better that she does not look at them without need. However, if there is a need, there is nothing wrong with her looking at the person she is speaking to, or the person she is selling to or buying from, in a way that is not with desire but only for the need. There is no meaning in it, and it is better that she does not look at him at all. But if she needs to look without desire, there is nothing wrong. As for looking with desire, it is forbidden. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a woman to look at unrelated men, or at their images, even without desire?
Answer:
It is better that she does not look at them; it is better that she does not look at them without need. However, if there is a need, there is nothing wrong with her looking at the person she is speaking to, or the person she is selling to or buying from, in a way that is not with desire but only for the need. There is no meaning in it, and it is better that she does not look at him at all. But if she needs to look without desire, there is nothing wrong. As for looking with desire, it is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 105 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الحدود / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:35)
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