Protecting one's gaze when driving

· 18 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readEnglish
MiscellaneousPurdahNon-Muslims

Question

Where should one's gaze be when driving a car, especially when living in a non-Muslim country where women hardly wear burqa or niqaab?

Answer

On the road he should guard the feeling of the heart so that he does not take any type of haraam sensual pleasure.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(ولا يجوز النظر إليه - أي وجه الشابة - بشهوة كوجه أمرد) فإنه يحرم النظر إلى وجهها ووجه الأمرد إذا شك في الشهوة أما بدونها فيباح ولو جميلا كما اعتمده الكمال قال فحل النظر منوط بعدم خشية الشهوة مع عدم العورة (الدر المختار 1/407)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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