So someone in office started a debate on women pardah and that if women are posting pictures of themselves on social media without hijab then it is not permissible.
My argument: Women are told in Islam to observe Pardah in front of Na mehrams. And on social media sites, you are not actually in front of anyone. Like you are not in the presence of males that you need to cover yourself with Hijab. So how come posting your pic without hijab on social media falls under the category of Impermissible act. They can see my picture but they can not see me in real.
Yeah, you are right. Watching porn is also halal.
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the same way posting a picture of you in a bikini would fall in the category of an impermissible act. if doing pardah online doesn’t have any boundaries because you aren’t in front of anyone, then posting a picture of just your face, vs a bikini, is the same thing… right?
with this logic then, also, a woman would not have to do pardah ever, unless she was certain she would see males.. for example, let’s say you were going out to the store to buy something, and were absolutely sure there were no men on the way, then you wouldn’t do pardah? what if there were men on the way, then you would do it? my point is.. you never know when a na mahram is going to see you, you cant always predict that, so if you want to do pardah, you will have to do it all times, not pick and choose
what if you posted a picture with a hijab online and then end up meeting a male who saw that picture.. and in person you wore a hijab.. would he have to refer to some online website (facebook, Instagram, whatever) in order to see you hijab-less moving forward? because online, pardah doesn’t count?
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some people just kill the logic…
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You are right, Op.
Lustful thoughts can only occur in a man’s mind when a man can see you in real for realz…and not when he only sees a picture because that would have absolutely no uhmm physical or psychological effect on him whatsoever. Pfft…the photo is just a technicality. Mahool said it best and funnily.
Sis, just post your pictures and go. If you feel uncomfortable with males looking at your photos then keep your profile on private and only accept females you know in real life. There is no real reason to go through with these kinds of mental gymnastics to justify something that isn’t all that serious. I’m no Islamic scholar, but the logic of observing pardah everywhere (including online) would be to keep a veil (figuratively and literally) between you and non-mehrams. Photos show your appearance.
Posting your cute pics on instagram isn’t some moral failing. If you don’t have a problem with doing it then ?_(ツ)_/?
The level of intellect of some people and their confusion! God forbid if they ever get selected for jury duty.
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