Is it permissible to overlook beneficial video clips containing music or singing in the forum, and is it permissible to retain images of women's clothing that reveal girls' bodies in the trade sections, knowing that the purpose is to display the merchandise? And are we sinful if men enter the women's clothing section designated for women?
Benefiting people is a good deed that Allah has commanded us to do, but what is in the clips that violates Islamic law, such as images and music, must be removed, due to Allah’s saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression." As for opening a section for women's clothing with the warning that it is exclusively for women, this is not enough to clear one's conscience; because the warning does not prevent weak-willed individuals from entering. Therefore, it is not permissible to create such a section if it contains what is not permissible to look at. This falls under the principle of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means), which refers to means that appear permissible but lead to a prohibited act.
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