Question Summary
Is it permissible for a man to look at a Non-Mahram woman, aside from her awra, if done without desire?
Question Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
It is permissible for a person to look at the non-awra parts of the opposite gender if there is no desire or reasonable fear of falling into desire. [Ala’ al-Din Abidin, al-Hadiyya al-`Ala’iyya]
Though the above is permissible, it is still best not to look except when necessary, or there is a clear benefit in doing so. To lower one’s gaze when there is no need or foreseeable benefit is recommended. [Ibid.]
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[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani