ASSALAMOALAIKUM Sir, please read the message below that was sent to me by my american freind Subject: Next Saturday MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT SATURDAY! As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked. He must commit suicide if he does. So next Saturday at 4 PM Pacific Standard Time, all American women are asked to walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood terrorists. Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist effort. All patriotic men are to position themselves in lawn chairs in front of their house to prove they are not Muslims, and to demonstrate they think its okay to see nude women other than their wife, and to show support for all American w omen. Since Islam also does not approve of alcohol, a cold 6-pack at your side is further proof of your anti-Muslim sentiment. The American government appreciates your efforts to root out terrorists and applauds your participation in this anti-terrorist activity. God Bless America ! please give me an appropriate clarification to give a befitting reply to the above message this was sent to me by my american freind Jazakallah o khair. hafiz ahmed ebrahim qureshi.

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Islam has some rules and conditions regarding man’s looking at women; but these rules differ from one woman to another a woman could be a wife, an unmarriageable woman, or a marriageable woman, each category has separate rulings. For details, refer to Fataawa 83541 and 90591.

As for the statement that the one who looks at a marriageable woman must commit suicide it has nothing to do with Islam, rather it is a false accusation against it. Perhaps the writer knows this fact but his purpose is to ridicule and mock Islam. If he claims freedom and the respect of others’ feelings, then how could he do that and write whatever he desires! What are the benefits the west achieved by turning woman into a cheap commodity and a worn-out item! That has led to huge immorality, high crime rate and increase in the number of illegitimate children and forced the western intellectuals to perceive the dangers of mixing between males and females.

Therefore, you should try your best to explain to the man who sent you this message the merits of Islam, especially if he is a non-Muslim. He should learn about Islam through the sayings of the Muslims and not from the baseless writings.  For more benefit about how to call non-Muslims to Islam, refer to Fataawa 81979, 88906, 88051 and 84345.