Q: How can we define a deceitful look? Is it permissible to look at women in pornographic movies or photos?
A: When studying the Quranic text related to this notion, we assume that Allah wishes for the feelings and emotions of a believer, whether a male or a female, to be pure, having no immoral ulterior motives which certainly cultivate the soil for future perversions. Allah wants us to live a state of infallibility in our minds. In other words, to exempt our thoughts from the tendency to sins, then, to become inerrant in our practical lives, because our acts emanate from our thoughts, feelings, and notions.
Drawing upon the following verse: “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts. That will make for greater purity for them. And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” (Surah An-Nur, 24:30), we infer from the phrase “that will make for greater purity for them” that Allah desires for men to maintain purity of heart, which consequently leads to virtuous deeds.
In the following verses, Allah addresses women, urging them to speak in a dignified manner: “And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty…” (Surah An-Nur, 24:31). Furthermore, “and do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease yearn...” (Surah An-Nur, 24:31). A woman should not soften her voice in an attempt to beguile men because that will ultimately lead to perversion and immorality.
Q: How can we define a deceitful look? Is it permissible to look at women in pornographic movies or photos?
A: When studying the Quranic text related to this notion, we assume that Allah wishes for the feelings and emotions of a believer, whether a male or a female, to be pure, having no immoral ulterior motives which certainly cultivate the soil for future perversions. Allah wants us to live a state of infallibility in our minds. In other words, to exempt our thoughts from the tendency to sins, then, to become inerrant in our practical lives, because our acts emanate from our thoughts, feelings, and notions.
Drawing upon the following verse: “Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts. That will make for greater purity for them. And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.” (Surah An-Nur, 24:30), we infer from the phrase “that will make for greater purity for them” that Allah desires for men to maintain purity of heart, which consequently leads to virtuous deeds.
In the following verses, Allah addresses women, urging them to speak in a dignified manner: “And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty…” (Surah An-Nur, 24:31). Furthermore, “and do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease yearn...” (Surah An-Nur, 24:31). A woman should not soften her voice in an attempt to beguile men because that will ultimately lead to perversion and immorality.