The ruling on a man covering his face to lower his gaze
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Question:
Placing his garment over his face (i.e., Abu Talhah, when he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Safiyyah when the camel stumbled)…?
Answer:
So that he would not see anything of her. This is due to his intense eagerness (may Allah be pleased with him).
Lowering the gaze is sufficient; but it seems that due to his eagerness (may Allah be pleased with him), because she had fallen from the camel, her private parts might be exposed, and lowering the gaze is not sufficient in that case.
Q: Does one cite this as evidence for covering the face?
The Shaykh: If the need calls for it, as Abu Talhah did.
Placing his garment over his face (i.e., Abu Talhah, when he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Safiyyah when the camel stumbled)…?
Answer:
So that he would not see anything of her. This is due to his intense eagerness (may Allah be pleased with him).
Lowering the gaze is sufficient; but it seems that due to his eagerness (may Allah be pleased with him), because she had fallen from the camel, her private parts might be exposed, and lowering the gaze is not sufficient in that case.
Q: Does one cite this as evidence for covering the face?
The Shaykh: If the need calls for it, as Abu Talhah did.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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