Is the "min" in the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Say to the believers that they lower their gazes..." [for partiality]?
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The questioner : ... His saying, the Exalted: [An-Nur 24:30]
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : ... for partiality. Yes, because it is permissible for a man to look at a woman if he intends to propose to her, or when there is a need for treatment, or to testify against her specifically. In fact, the prohibition of looking is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, and the prohibition of looking at the face is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm. Therefore, it is permissible due to need. Yes.
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ..
The Shaykh : ... for partiality. Yes, because it is permissible for a man to look at a woman if he intends to propose to her, or when there is a need for treatment, or to testify against her specifically. In fact, the prohibition of looking is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm, and the prohibition of looking at the face is from the perspective of blocking the means to harm. Therefore, it is permissible due to need. Yes.