Is looking at women on television a form of the fornication of the gaze?
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Question : And they engage in this looking at women on television or on video. Fellow Muslims. Who is this? Yes. Approximately seventeen. A greeting to Luzz. We consult on. Look how they deceive in their method of bringing in the viewers; they bring in very confusing scenes. You see beauty in it that you do not see in the market. You adorn yourselves for the sake of.
Answer : In any case, there is no doubt that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs through this; it occurs without a doubt, because even this is before him, and he can sit and contemplate, think, and compare, unlike the woman passing by in the market. But there is no doubt that the image, however it is, does not give what is in the original. Rather, it is so that it remains before the person to contemplate and arouse his desire, which may be stronger.
Answer : In any case, there is no doubt that fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs through this; it occurs without a doubt, because even this is before him, and he can sit and contemplate, think, and compare, unlike the woman passing by in the market. But there is no doubt that the image, however it is, does not give what is in the original. Rather, it is so that it remains before the person to contemplate and arouse his desire, which may be stronger.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2822 - 4600 هل النظر إلى النساء في التلفزيون من زنا النظر؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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