Placing the Mushaf on the Face to Lower the Gaze in the Sacred Precinct
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on a person who places the Mushaf on his face in the Haram so that he does not see women? Is this part of lowering the gaze that is required?
Answer:
No, the Mushaf is not used as a covering for the face. The Mushaf is to be honored and exalted. But he should close his eyes. What is the reason for him to close his eyes and be done with it, or to lower his head?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on a person who places the Mushaf on his face in the Haram so that he does not see women? Is this part of lowering the gaze that is required?
Answer:
No, the Mushaf is not used as a covering for the face. The Mushaf is to be honored and exalted. But he should close his eyes. What is the reason for him to close his eyes and be done with it, or to lower his head?
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما جاء في إقطاع المعادن — islamhouse.com (1:05:20)
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