Lowering Gaze غض البصر

Hadith on Roads: Help everyone lost or in distress, even unbelievers

Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to us while we were sitting by the roadside. The Prophet said, “Beware of sitting […]

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Hadith on Roads: Fourteen civic duties on public highways

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade sitting in the courtyards and roadsides. The Muslims said, “We cannot avoid it, we cannot do

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Hadith on Roads: Be a good citizen on public highways

Al-Bara’ reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some people from the Ansar while they were sitting in the road. The Prophet said, “If

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Hadith on Roads: Kind words are a civic duty on public highways

Abu Talhah reported: We were sitting in the courtyards and open spaces, talking amongst ourselves, when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to us and

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Salaf on Torah: The Ten Commandments in Islam

Ibn Kathir reported: The Children of Israel heard the word of Allah, but they did not understand until it was explained by Moses, upon him be peace. Moses conveyed ten

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Hadith on Seeing: Turn your eyes away from unlawful images

Jarir reported: I asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, about the accidental glance. The Prophet said, “Redirect your sight.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2148 Grade:

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Hadith on Trials: Better to be punished in world than Hereafter

Al-Hasan reported: A man saw a woman he recognized from the time of ignorance, so he talked to her and then left her. He turned back to look at her,

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Hadith on Salat: Allah faces him in prayer unless he looks elsewhere

Abu Dharr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty continues to face towards the servant while he is in prayer as long as

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Hadith on Sujud: Looking at place of prostration in prayer

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, entered the Ka’bah and his eyesight was not diverted from his place of prostration until he exited from

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Hadith on Eyes: Guarding, weeping, and lowering gaze

Mu’awiyah ibn Jaydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Three eyes will never see the Hellfire, an eye standing guard in the way of

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Hadith on Eyes: Three eyes will never enter the Hellfire

Abu Rayhanah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The Hellfire is forbidden for the eye weeping from the fear of Allah. The Hellfire is

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Hadith on Nikah: Looking at a prospective marriage candidate

Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah reported: He proposed to a woman in marriage and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Look at her, for it is the best way

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Hadith on Modesty: Prohibition of verbally describing sexual features

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A woman should not touch another woman and then describe her figure to her husband as if

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Hadith on Gaze: Allah knows men stare at women

Ibn Abbas reported: A woman would pray behind the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who was the most beautiful of all people. Some men would come

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Ibn Dhakwan on Gender: Lowering the gaze for beardless young boys

Uthman ibn Salih reported: Al-Hasan ibn Dhakwan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Do not sit with young boy singers, for their appearance is like that of women. They

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Hadith on Gender: Two types of effeminate men, sinful and not sinful

Umm Salamah reported: An effeminate man was with her and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in the house. He said to the brother of Umm

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