15 – A group of contemporary scholars representing the four legal schools. In al-Fiqh ʿalā al-Madhāhib al-Arbaʿah it is stated: “It is permissible to look at them when there is no fear of temptation.” (p. 30)

I say: In short, the statements of these distinguished scholars concur on two matters:

First: A woman’s face and hands are not part of the ʿawrah. This is the position of most scholars and one of the narrations from Imām Aḥmad, as we established in “Study Five” (p. 27).

Second: It is permissible to look at those parts of a woman provided it is without sensual desire.

Thus, I maintain that this should be the position of all the remaining scholars who held the view … ⦗121⦘