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Would I have to lower my gaze at a female teacher who is teaching me?

Published as Lowering one's gaze

· 17 Rabiʻ I 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I'm a teenager who attends a mix state school. Would I have to lower my gaze at a female teacher who is teaching me?

Answer

Yes.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿النور: ٣٠﴾

( و ) ينظر ( من الأجنبية ) ولو كافرة مجتبى ( إلى وجهها وكفيها فقط ) للضرورة قيل والقدم والذراع إذا أجرت نفسها للخبر تاترخانية ... ( فإن خاف الشهوة ) أو شك ( امتنع نظره إلى وجهها ) فحل النظر مقيد بعدم الشهوة وإلا فحرام وهذا في زمانهم وأما في زماننا فمنع من الشابة (الدر المختار 6/369)

فتاوى محمودية 24/303

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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