What is the validity of the claim that if someone calls a woman’s image a fornicator, it is not considered slander?
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The questioner : The question is, he also says, O Shaykh, he says if one of us calls an image of a woman a fornicator, that is not considered slander. How valid is this claim?
The Shaykh : To an image.
The questioner : An image of a woman, he says that...
The Shaykh : Now, what do we have to do with these questions and these examples?
The questioner : He says that, and people believe it.
The Shaykh : What is the consequence of that? They say that looking at a naked image is permissible.
The questioner : He says it is the shadow of the thing, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He says it is the shadow of the thing, and...
The Shaykh : I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Some of them say today that looking at a naked image is permissible because one is looking at an illusion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And this contradicts the rule mentioned earlier.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It contradicts the rule mentioned earlier.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings...
The questioner : The answer to it is at another time.
The Shaykh : The answer to it, what?
The questioner : At another time, I will take the answer from you.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : I will take the answer at another time.
The Shaykh : At another time.
The questioner : Yes, I will give it to you.
The Shaykh: All right.
The Shaykh : To an image.
The questioner : An image of a woman, he says that...
The Shaykh : Now, what do we have to do with these questions and these examples?
The questioner : He says that, and people believe it.
The Shaykh : What is the consequence of that? They say that looking at a naked image is permissible.
The questioner : He says it is the shadow of the thing, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He says it is the shadow of the thing, and...
The Shaykh : I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Some of them say today that looking at a naked image is permissible because one is looking at an illusion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And this contradicts the rule mentioned earlier.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It contradicts the rule mentioned earlier.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings...
The questioner : The answer to it is at another time.
The Shaykh : The answer to it, what?
The questioner : At another time, I will take the answer from you.
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : I will take the answer at another time.
The Shaykh : At another time.
The questioner : Yes, I will give it to you.
The Shaykh: All right.
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