The Meaning of Lowering the Gaze from Things That Cause Fitnah
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Question:
This person is asking about lowering the gaze from images and from things that cause fitnah.
Answer:
Well,[An-Nur 24:30] it is not about closing one’s eyes; it is about lowering the gaze, turning the gaze away from the thing that causes fitnah. As for closing the eyes, that is not what Allah commanded us to do. He did not say, “Tell the believers to close their eyes.” He said, “Lower your gaze.” He said, “Lower it from what you see, from your eyes.” “Lower your gaze.” It is a partial lowering, because one needs to look. So they were not commanded to close their eyes; rather, they were commanded to lower the gaze from what is haram.
The presenter:
Yes
This person is asking about lowering the gaze from images and from things that cause fitnah.
Answer:
Well,
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْThe presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9 من 36|إتمام الحج والعمرة|مواعظ وكلمات في الحرم المكي|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:13)
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