A recent new book came out which has a picture on the front cover of a married woman with her hair mostly uncovered

 

Question:

Hi, I was wondering about a recent new book which has a picture on the front cover with a married woman and her hair is mostly uncovered, is it ok for me to buy or sell such a book? Can I have such a book in my house? Is there any halachic problem with it?

Are pictures of women that are not tznius different than seeing a woman who is not tznius? How much uncovered hair is a problem? What about if the picture is only on the inside of the book? Could you please provide me with some guidelines?

Thank you

 

Answer:

Pictures of women that are not tznius are no different than seeing a woman who is not tznius.

See here:

Is one allowed to look at naked art in a museum?

As a rule, anything which is not Tznius should not be published either. This includes pants as well as showing areas which should be covered.

It’s not recommended to have such books in your home. There is room to be lenient in certain cases with regard to selling. A Rav should be consulted on a case-by-case basis.

There is no difference if it’s on the cover or only on the inside of the book.

 

Sources:

ראה שו״ת יבי״א א סוסי׳ ז. בא״מ ג, קנד, ג. אז״נ י, לה. אוצה״פ אה״ע כא, ז, ד.

 

 

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