What is the ruling on bringing a book full of drawings of animate beings and women with their 'awrah into the house, and looking at these drawings? And what is the ruling on looking at the eyes of real women that appear in pictures? And what is the ruling on looking at a picture of a real woman with her 'awrah after it has been blurred to ensure complete blurring? And is the idea of time travel contrary to Islamic creed? And is there a sin upon one who distributed the curriculum that contains these matters, and how does he clear himself of accountability?

Our advice to the student of knowledge who asks about pictures and drawings in textbooks is to deface pictures of 'awrat (private parts). As for those that are not 'awrat, it is permissible to leave them if there is a need for them, such as to clarify and explain a lesson. There is no harm in looking at a picture after it has been defaced if it is for necessity, while lowering the gaze and striving not to look unnecessarily.

Regarding looking at pictures of the eyes of real women who wear the niqab: if it is with lust, temptation, or suspicion, then it is forbidden and impermissible. However, if it is without these, then there is a scholarly difference of opinion regarding a man looking at a woman's face, and the preponderant opinion is that it is forbidden if there is no need.

He must seek Allah Almighty's forgiveness for distributing books containing these pictures, and he should advise students with what he himself has been advised.