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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does looking at a woman invalidate the ablution?

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Question : Now I have a second question. I work in a men’s and women’s clothing store, and women come in with their faces, hands, and some of their hair uncovered. My gaze falls on their faces and hands when I am handing things over and receiving them in the sale. Does this invalidate the ablution?

Answer : It does not invalidate the ablution unless something comes out of a person, such as pre-seminal fluid, in which case his ablution is invalidated. However, it is obligatory for you, if you see a woman with her face uncovered, to advise her and tell her to cover her face. When a woman feels that someone is forbidding her from doing what is wrong, she will stop doing it. Do not be concerned that if you do this, women will turn away from the store. Because if a matter is for Allah the Exalted, then Allah will compensate with something better. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 173- هل النظر إلى المرأة ينقض الوضوء ؟ /سؤال على الهاتف /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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