does a man...

[Ummu Sufyaan]

this is a serious qn
does a man if he is so good looking that all the women are looking at him, and therefore he is causing a fitnah, is he obliged to cover as modestly as possible? if so, to what extent? what have the ulamaa (if any) have said concerning this?

 

[index123]

I think yusaf fit this description and I'am not sure if did anything like that or not. btw my memory is bad as crap so I'am confused rather it was yusaf or yunus. somone please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[KashifB]

I'am not sure, but I think yunus fit this description and I did not tell rather he covered his head out of modesty.

Do you mean Yusuf alahissalam?

 

[index123]

Do you mean Yusuf alahissalam?

yea sorry I mean't Yusuf.

 

[noorseeker]

he should grow the beard, do you mean cover his face. it would be arrogant if a man did it,

But hijab doesnt hide the beauty of a womans face.

 

[Abdu-l-Majeed]

this is a serious qn
does a man if he is so good looking that all the women are looking at him, and therefore he is causing a fitnah, is he obliged to cover as modestly as possible? if so, to what extent? what have the ulamaa (if any) have said concerning this?

:wasalamex

I think this may be close to your answer:

If we assume that a man may cause fitnah if he goes out wearing perfume, as may be the case if he is beardless and handsome, such that he may even cause fitnah to men, then in this case he has to avoid things that may lead to fitnah, including wearing adornments and perfumes. And Allaah is the Source of strength.

See also Question # 7850 and Kitaab al-Fataawa al-Jaami’ah li’l-Mar’ah al-Muslimah, 3/903


Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/9105

 

[Ummu Sufyaan]

he should grow the beard, do you mean cover his face. it would be arrogant if a man did it,

no not necessarily conceal his hair/face etc the same way a woman does, but at the very least if he is wearing (not necessarily perfume, perhaps even certain clothing) something which will cause some fitnah among the women due to it. would he in that case need to change his style?


@ Abdu-l-Majeed: thumbs_up

 

[maryangel]

yes i agree

 

[Ummu Sufyaan]

i found something else:

The same benefits can be said for the modest dress that must be observed by men. Men are not allowed to wear shorts or wear tight fitting clothes. One of the reasons for this is that it protects women from temptation.

http://www.islamtoday.com/show_detail_section.cfm?q_id=215&main_cat_id=4

 

[- IqRa -]

If a man or a woman is dressed inappropriately, and they attract members of the opposite sex with their dressing, then it is common sense they need to change their style.

 

[Ansariyah]

He shud wear Niqaab.

 

[celina]

Eh. Why should a man have to cover. Why don't women just lower their gazes. :raging::raging::raging:

to all

Men don't cover and certainly don't lower their gaze, even practising men, thats how clear it gets;D

 

[noorseeker]

the thing is we men dont know exactly know whay universally women like in men, what attracts you , women dont blatantly gaze at men so we will not know if we are causing fitnah




Girls will gets hit on , horned at, so they will know they are causing fitnah,

 

[abdullah_001]

to all

Men don't cover and certainly don't lower their gaze, even practising men, thats how clear it gets;D

Well, if they aren't lowering their gaze how are they practicing then?

And whether men do it or not, Allah commanded you to lower your gaze, so you can either say well they don't so I don't have to either, or you can lower your gaze

:wa:

 

[Ansariyah]

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[GuestFellow]

to all

Men don't cover and certainly don't lower their gaze, even practising men, thats how clear it gets;D

Asslamu Alikum

Hey I lower my gaze all the time. -_-;;

As for covering, I wear a prayer cap when I go out or sometimes wear a normal cap.

 

[celina]

Asslamu Alikum

Hey I lower my gaze all the time. -_-;;

As for covering, I wear a prayer cap when I go out or sometimes wear a normal cap.

MashAllah brother.

 

[Ummu Sufyaan]

He shud wear Niqaab.

lol..then the qn goes begging...is that a tashabbuh (imitation) of women lol

 

[alcurad]

it's bound to happen that men and women will look at each other, Allah made us this way, he also gave us instructions to lower the gaze and be modest, neither men nor women regardless of how they look require more than that.

 

[Ali_008]

Other than Yusuf (Alayhi Salaam), Prophet Muhammad :saws: was a handsome man as well. Hadhrat Ayesha (RadhiAllahu Anha) once said that the egyptian women cut their fingers when they saw Yusuf (Alayhi Salaam), had they seen Prophet Muhammad :saws: , they would have cut their hearts. :coolious::wub:

He was very good-looking, may not be as much attractive as Yusuf (Alayhi Salaam) but his beauty had a different aura from Yusuf's (Alayhi Salaam). He had a beard, he dressed modestly (wearing all colours not prohibiting anything in particular except for red with some discouragement), he wore musk, he had head-gear. :shade::shade:

So following his and Yusuf's (Alayhi Salaam) example, it can be said that a man doesn't have to do anything to hide his beauty. Moreover, generally any woman can attract great number of men and not vice-versa. So in such rare places where a woman spots a simply irresistible guy, she should lower her gaze. We keep focussing on lowering of gaze for men so much that we forget that its part of women's hijab as well:exhausted. Whether attractive or unattractive, women have to lower their gaze as well.