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What is the ruling on publishing pictures of women (whether in groups or individually) where only their faces are visible, as part of work news on the center's website, and what should one do if the work is unlawful or if one is unsure of its ruling?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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We have previously clarified the ruling on still and moving imagery. A woman's entire body is 'awrah (private, to be covered) except for her face and hands (a point of scholarly disagreement), and the 'awrah limit for those who have not reached puberty. We advise against publishing pictures of women in any case, because the face is the center of beauty and a source of temptation.

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