The Intended Meaning of the First Glance at Women
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is meant by the statement that a person is not held accountable for the first glance at women? What is meant by this glance?
Answer:
The unintentional one; the unintentional glance. That is, you are walking and your gaze falls upon a woman or upon something it is not permissible to look at. You restrain your gaze, but you are not held accountable for the sudden glance. You are not held accountable for the sudden glance, but if you continue, you are held accountable. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is meant by the statement that a person is not held accountable for the first glance at women? What is meant by this glance?
Answer:
The unintentional one; the unintentional glance. That is, you are walking and your gaze falls upon a woman or upon something it is not permissible to look at. You restrain your gaze, but you are not held accountable for the sudden glance. You are not held accountable for the sudden glance, but if you continue, you are held accountable. Yes.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أبلغ كيد الشيطان وسخريته بالمفتونين بالصور — islamhouse.com (1:03:50)
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