Regarding Aisha's (may Allah be pleased with her) looking: Does this establish the permissibility of a woman looking at men?

The questioner : Regarding Aisha's (may Allah be pleased with her) looking: Does this establish the permissibility of a woman looking at men?

The Shaykh : It is permissible for women to look at men, and there is no issue with it, on the condition that they do not take pleasure in the look or enjoy it. Otherwise, it is permissible and there is no issue with it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Fatimah bint Qays: , and he said in the first case: So there is no harm in a woman looking at a man. Then, if we were to say that a woman should not look at a man, it would necessitate that we men cover ourselves so that women do not look at us, just as it would necessitate that they cover themselves so that we do not see them. This is a matter with no issue. As for the hadith "You are two blind men," it is, as Imam Ahmad said, not authentic; its attribution to the Prophet is an error.