No Harm in the Presence of a Blind Man. Question: Is it allowed for a woman to uncover her face in the presence of a blind man? If she cannot uncover her face , what is the legal reason preventing her to do so? Response: The correct opinion is that there is no harm in a woman uncovering her face in the presence of a blind man. A woman is ordered to cover herself in front of those who can see her in order for no temptation to arise. A blind man cannot see what is in front of him and he cannot look at what will excite him in a woman , nor is he conscious of it. There is the hadith that is recorded by Al- Tirmidhi, who called it sahih, concerning the story of ibn Umm Maktum, where the Prophet (saw) [told Umm Salama and Maimuna ]to wear hijab in front of him. [ When they asked about it,] he said, ﺃﻓﻌﻤﻴﺎﻭﺍﻥ ﺃﻧﺘﻤﺎ ﺃﻟﺴﺘﻤﺎﺗﺒﺼﺮﺍﻧﻪ Are you two blind? Do you not see him? However , this hadith is considered weak by some scholars. Even assuming it is authentic , it is concerned with the woman looking at the man. Woman are also ordered to lower their gaze and it is not allowed for a woman to look at a man if her desires may be stirred, regardless of whether he be blind or seeing . In fact, she should not, in that case , even look at pictures in the newspapers or in the movies if such may occur. Shaikh ibn Jibreen Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women #madam_khaullah
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