The Ruling on a Woman Watching Men on Television
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah expand your provision, what is the ruling on a woman looking at men, whether that is on television or otherwise?
Answer:
Looking like this with desire is not permissible. It is not permissible for a woman to look at men with desire, whether on television or otherwise, because this is a trial (fitnah) and leads her to evil. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[An-Nur 24:31] So a woman does not look at men with a look of desire and contemplation; that is forbidden. Just as a man does not look at a woman with a look of desire and contemplation.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah expand your provision, what is the ruling on a woman looking at men, whether that is on television or otherwise?
Answer:
Looking like this with desire is not permissible. It is not permissible for a woman to look at men with desire, whether on television or otherwise, because this is a trial (fitnah) and leads her to evil. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/111 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (31:22)
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