Re-Analysis of the Ruling on a Woman’s Gaze at a Non-Mahram Man Without Lustful Intention from the Perspective of Imamiyyah Jurisprudence

Document Type : Scholarly Article

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1 Higher Level Lecturer at Qom Seminary, Qom, Iran

2 Senior Lecturer at Khorasan Seminary, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

3 PhD Student in Quran and Hadith Sciences, Razavi University, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

Abstract

The issue of looking at a non-mahram is one of the important religious issues in the social arena, and knowledge of its Sharia ruling is very important for religious individuals. A woman ‘s gaze at a non-mahram man without lustful intent, like a man’s gaze at a non-mahram woman, is an issue that requires jurisprudential analysis and discovery of the Sharia ruling. This issue was not raised among the Imamiyyah elders, and has been raised since the time of Mohaqiq Hilli and has been discussed in more detail in contemporary era. This research, by analyzing various arguments and perspectives, has concluded that the arguments based on verse 31 of Surah An-Nur, narrations, consensus, and the Islamic tradition on this issue contain numerous problems. So, the correct view is that there is no objection to a woman’s gaze at a non-mahram man except for the private parts, as long as it is without lustful intent, and the advice to refrain from looking is also a morally acceptable advice and cannot be considered as a jurisprudential ruling.

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Biannual Journal of Family Law And Jurisprudence
Volume 30, Issue 83
June 2025
Pages 169-191

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