The Ruling on Statues That Depict Women and Their Intimate Parts
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: In some women’s clothing stores, there are statues that depict women and their intimate parts, to the point that they become more enticing than the women themselves, because they display everything about them. Some of these stores may belong to people who claim to be upright. The question is: What is obligatory for the people of hisbah (market inspectors) and for students of knowledge, given that these have become very widespread?
Answer:
It is obligatory to destroy these statues. It is obligatory for the men of hisbah to destroy them, as they are the ones who carry out this duty. So you must inform them and specify the location where they are, so that they can go there and verify the situation. If they find statues in the form of human beings, it is obligatory to break and destroy them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: In some women’s clothing stores, there are statues that depict women and their intimate parts, to the point that they become more enticing than the women themselves, because they display everything about them. Some of these stores may belong to people who claim to be upright. The question is: What is obligatory for the people of hisbah (market inspectors) and for students of knowledge, given that these have become very widespread?
Answer:
It is obligatory to destroy these statues. It is obligatory for the men of hisbah to destroy them, as they are the ones who carry out this duty. So you must inform them and specify the location where they are, so that they can go there and verify the situation. If they find statues in the form of human beings, it is obligatory to break and destroy them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 30 — archive.org (24:06)
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