A woman looking at a man: Is it not required that there be no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in it, given that the Ethiopians have dark faces?
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The questioner : A woman looking at a man: Is it not required that there be no fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in it...
The Shaykh : Do you not know, may Allah bless you, that the black woman in Europe is superior to the white woman? Not confirmed.
The reader: And the black man is likewise superior to the white man.
The Shaykh : In any case, that is not the reason. The reason is that women, yes, it is not forbidden for them to look at men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Fatimah bint QaysSunan Abi Dawud 2284Sahih (Al-Albani) except if the woman takes pleasure in looking at this man, meaning her chest opens up and she loves and desires to look at him, then this is forbidden. Or if she looks at him with a look of lust, then that is also forbidden. But without pleasure or lust, there is no doubt that it is permissible.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no.
The Shaykh : Do you not know, may Allah bless you, that the black woman in Europe is superior to the white woman? Not confirmed.
The reader: And the black man is likewise superior to the white man.
The Shaykh : In any case, that is not the reason. The reason is that women, yes, it is not forbidden for them to look at men. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Fatimah bint Qays
Spend the waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum for he is blind and you can undress
اعتدي في بيت ابن أم مكتوم فإنه رجل أعمى تضعين ثيابك عندهThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Which one?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no.