•3. Ibn Kathīr raḥimahullāh said: “Many scholars are of the view that it is not permissible for a woman to look at non-mahram men with desire or without desire

•4. As-Si’di raḥimahullāh said in his tafsīr: “Reflect how He commanded to gaurd the private parts in the absolute sense; Because it is not permissible under any circumstance [to do otherwise]. As for the sight, He said: ﴿يغضوا من أبصارهم﴾ {they lower FROM their gaze}, He brought a [linguistic] tool (من) which suggests there are exceptions, because it is permissible to look in some cases if there's a need, such as a witness (in order to confirm the perpetrator), the worker, the suitor (in the case of marriage), and so on.” 3⃣. There are numerous ḥadīths where the Prophet ﷺ commands with lowering the gaze: (1) Abū Sa’ēd Al-Khudrī raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Beware! Avoid sitting on he roads (ways).” The people said, “There is no way out of it as these are our sitting places where we have talks.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If you must sit there, then observe the rights of the way.” They asked, “What are the rights of the way?” He said, “They are the lowering of your gazes (on seeing what is illegal to look at), refraining from harming people, returning greetings, advocating good and forbidding evil.” [Bukhāri & Muslim] (2) Jarīr ibn ’Abdullāh Al-Bajali raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu said: “I asked the Messenger Of Allāh (ﷺ) about the unintentional glance, so he ordered me that I divert my sight.” [Muslim 2149] An-Nawawi raḥimahullāh explained that: “The meaning of نظر الفجأة (the unintentional glance): is if his sight falls on a non-maḥram woman unintentionally, then there is no sin on him to start off with, but he must divert his gaze immediately. If he diverts his gaze immediately there is no sin upon him, but if he continues to look, he is sinful due to this ḥadīth.” [Sharḥ Muslim] (3) ’Abdullāh ibn ’Abbās narrated: Al-Faḍhl (his brother) was riding behind Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) and a woman from the tribe of Khath’am came and Al-Faḍhl started looking at her and she started looking at him. The Prophet (ﷺ) turned Al-Faḍhl's face to the other side. [Bukhāri & Muslim] Ibnul Qayyim raḥimahullāh said: “This is prevention and renunciation in a physical manner, so if looking was permissible, he ﷺ would have allowed it.” [Rawḍhatul Muḥibbīn P. 92] (4) Abū Hurairah raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: “Whoever peeps into people's house without their consent, they are allowed to poke out his eyes.” [Bukhāri & Muslim] (5) Sahl ibn Sa’d As-Sā’ēdi reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Seeking permission has only been enjoined because of the sight (that one does not look at something unlawful).” [Bukhāri & Muslim] All of these evidences from the Qur'ān and Sunnah clearly indicate the obligation of lowering the gaze and the prohibition of looking at non-maḥram women, whether they are veiled or not; due to the generality. 4⃣. The Prophet prohibited men from entering upon non-maḥram women ’Uqbah ibn ’Āmir raḍhiyallāhu ’anhu narrated: Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) said, ((إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ)) “Beware of entering upon the women.” [Bukhāri & Muslim] In another wording, he ﷺ said: ((لا تدخلوا على النساء)) “Do not enter upon women.”