What is the ruling on looking at women on television, and is it permissible to look at them if they are veiled?
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Looking at women on television or elsewhere is forbidden, out of fear of temptation (fitna) and lust, for they often appear immodestly adorned, which increases the temptation. Moreover, a woman's face is considered awrah (private/uncovered part of the body that must be covered) according to the more preponderant opinion, and it is forbidden to look at it.
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