Entering places of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) such as markets and the like without need and without guarding the gaze
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The sender, Umm 'Abd al-Rahman from Riyadh, says: My husband, may Allah guide him, has much good in him, but he may look at a woman who is not one of his mahram (a relative one may not marry), such as those in markets and parks, and I am with him. He may say to me, "I wish you were like that woman," or "I wish your body were like her body," and other things that hurt me greatly. I ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to say a word or give advice to these men who do this without regard for their wives' feelings. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, we advise husbands and wives not to go out to these gatherings that cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); they should stay away from them. If they are forced to go out for one of their needs in some of the markets, the man must lower his gaze, and the woman likewise must lower her gaze. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:30-31] to the end of the verse. Men and women are commanded by Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to lower their gazes, to guard their private parts, and to stay away from the causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), especially in this time when fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has become varied, and in these modern markets where many gather who have no modesty or decency, so great harms and wrongs occur because of this gathering of men and women. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The sender, Umm 'Abd al-Rahman from Riyadh, says: My husband, may Allah guide him, has much good in him, but he may look at a woman who is not one of his mahram (a relative one may not marry), such as those in markets and parks, and I am with him. He may say to me, "I wish you were like that woman," or "I wish your body were like her body," and other things that hurt me greatly. I ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to say a word or give advice to these men who do this without regard for their wives' feelings. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
First, we advise husbands and wives not to go out to these gatherings that cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); they should stay away from them. If they are forced to go out for one of their needs in some of the markets, the man must lower his gaze, and the woman likewise must lower her gaze. Allah the Exalted said:
(30) Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. (31) And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5062- دخول مواطن الفتن كالأسواق ونحوها لغير الحاجة ودون حفظ البصر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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