The ruling on witnesses climbing to the top of a satellite dish to see the house of the divorced woman
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The questioner:
There is an imam of a mosque who greeted you and said that a brother in Allah came to him demanding custody of his daughter, and he asked you for permission to take them up to the top of the minaret so they can see the house of the divorced woman’s family, which has a satellite dish on it, along with two witnesses, so that he can present this to the court.
The Shaykh:
In?
The questioner:
The imam of a mosque is asking for your permission. He says: I ask Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah keep him safe) to tell him that we seek his permission to take two witnesses up to the top of the satellite dish to see the house of the divorced woman’s family, which has a satellite dish on it.
The Shaykh:
What is the intention?
The questioner:
Seeking permission, O Shaykh. Is this a permissible action, so that witnesses can go up and see the people, so that they can present this to the court?
The Shaykh:
If there is no fear that the private parts of people will be exposed, there is no harm in the satellite dish area, but if there is a fear of the women’s private parts being exposed, then no.
The questioner:
Only the satellite dish, because the choice is hers.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, no.
There is an imam of a mosque who greeted you and said that a brother in Allah came to him demanding custody of his daughter, and he asked you for permission to take them up to the top of the minaret so they can see the house of the divorced woman’s family, which has a satellite dish on it, along with two witnesses, so that he can present this to the court.
The Shaykh:
In?
The questioner:
The imam of a mosque is asking for your permission. He says: I ask Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah keep him safe) to tell him that we seek his permission to take two witnesses up to the top of the satellite dish to see the house of the divorced woman’s family, which has a satellite dish on it.
The Shaykh:
What is the intention?
The questioner:
Seeking permission, O Shaykh. Is this a permissible action, so that witnesses can go up and see the people, so that they can present this to the court?
The Shaykh:
If there is no fear that the private parts of people will be exposed, there is no harm in the satellite dish area, but if there is a fear of the women’s private parts being exposed, then no.
The questioner:
Only the satellite dish, because the choice is hers.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, no.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الحلم والأناة والرفق : الأحاديث : [ 636 - 639 ] — islamhouse.com (5:52)
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