Ruling on women veiling themselves from a child who distinguishes beautiful features from unattractive ones
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If there is a child who is seven years old and describes his aunt to his parents, what is the ruling on appearing before this child?
She should not appear before the woman,She must cover herself from him, as Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nur: 31], and this is clear: as long as he distinguishes beautiful features from unattractive ones, one must be cautious around him.
The questioner: Even though she is his aunt?The Shaykh: He must be forbidden from doing this. As long as she is his aunt, she cannot veil herself from him, but he must be forbidden from this behavior, its ugliness must be explained to him, and they should threaten him with what they can do to him.
She should not appear before the woman,She must cover herself from him, as Allah the Exalted said:
or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women
أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِThe questioner: Even though she is his aunt?The Shaykh: He must be forbidden from doing this. As long as she is his aunt, she cannot veil herself from him, but he must be forbidden from this behavior, its ugliness must be explained to him, and they should threaten him with what they can do to him.