Q&A: Looking
Looking
Question
I wrote a poem and published it on Facebook. I attached a picture of a brown eye, as I described in the poem. It should be noted that this is a partial picture of a girl’s face. My question is whether this involves the prohibition of “do not place a stumbling block,” since perhaps someone might derive pleasure from it, or whether there is no prohibition here. I would appreciate an explanation why…
Answer
A partial picture of a face does not arouse improper thoughts, and in any case it seems to me no different from what one sees all the time on the street and online.
Discussion on Answer
I don’t know what you mean by “closely.” It is forbidden if it arouses improper thoughts in you, or at least to do so in a way that arouses improper thoughts.
Is it permitted to look at such a picture closely?