Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, Doubt & clear, - * Ruling on “liking” photos of women who are not properly covered

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Is it permissable to like photos on social networking sites if a sister is not covering her hair or wearing right clothes or wearing make-up? Is this considered encouraging of we were to like the photos and comment on it
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Praise be to Allah.
We have previously explained that for a woman to put her picture on Facebook pages or chat rooms or other websites is haraam for a number of reasons, which we have explained in fatwa no. 165186
If we add to that the fact that the woman is not properly covered, and is showing her hair or neck, or other charms, this is something that makes the sin worse and makes the prohibition more emphatic.
What appears to be the case is that “liking” what is published on a person’s social media page is a kind of approval of publishing these pictures, and at the very least the one who put up the picture will understand it as such, especially if the one who adds the like is a knowledgeable or religiously committed person, or one who appears outwardly to be righteous and committed.
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever among you sees an evil action, then let him change it with his hand [by taking action]; if he cannot, then with his tongue [by speaking out]; and if he cannot, then with his heart – and that is the weakest of faith.”
Abu Dawood narrated in hisSunan(4345) from al-‘Urs ibn ‘Ameerah al-Kindi that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “If sin is committed on earth, the one who sees it and hates it – or denounces it – is like one who was absent from it, and the one who is absent from it but approves of it is like one who sees it.”
Classed as hasan by al-Albaani inSaheeh al-Jaami‘, no. 689; it was also narrated in a mursal report.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said: The one who witnesses a sin and hates it in his heart is like the one who did not see it, if he is unable to denounce it or change it verbally or by taking action. The one who is not present when it happens but approves of it is like the one who saw it and was able to denounce it or change it but did not do so. That is because approval of sins is one of the most abhorrent of forbidden matters, by which one fails to denounce the sin in one’s heart, which is obligatory for every Muslim and this is not waived for anybody under any circumstances whatsoever.
End quote fromJaami‘ al-‘Uloom wa’l-Hukam(2/245)
If a person adds a “like” for any of these pictures or the like, what expression of objection has he made towards the evil action that has been committed?
And Allah knows best.

Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, Doubt & clear, - * Ruling on her sitting with her non-Muslim parents when they are drinking alcohol

I am a Muslim woman, and I am living with my non-Muslim parents. When I became Muslim, our relationship went through some problems, and they began to speak harshly about Islam and Muslims, but with the passage of time, they both began to accept the situation more, and Allah, may He be exalted, softened their hearts towards me and towards Islam. Now they take into consideration what matters to me, and they have started to eat halal food and so on. But my parents drink wine with their dinner, and they always sit with me, because eating together is a custom that is honoured in our house. My parents know that I do not like alcohol, and I always tell them about that, but I cannot stop them from drinking it in their house, and my father has told me that bluntly.
Should I not sit with them? I know that this will cause trouble in our relationship once more, and they feel hurt if I refuse to sit with them. Can you advise me about this matter?
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Praise be to Allah
Firstly:
We praise Allah, may He be exalted, for having guided you to Islam, and we ask Him to make you steadfast and help you, and to guide your parents and loved ones.
You should strive to call your parents to Islam and give them their rights of respect and kind treatment, as our great religion commands.
Secondly:
It is not permissible to sit at a table where alcohol is being drunk, because of the report narrated by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi (2801) from Jaabir, according to which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not sit at a table where alcohol is being drunk.” Inal-Fat-h, al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar attributed this hadith to an-Nasaa’i and classed its isnaad as jayyid. It was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inIrwaa’ al-Ghaleel(7/6).
That is because drinking alcohol is a grave evil and a major sin; it is not permissible to do it or approve of it. The believer is required to denounce evil by taking action; if he is not able to do that, then by speaking out; and if he is not able to do that, then by disapproving of it in his heart, but in that case he must get up and move away from the place where the evil is being committed, if he is able to do so.
See also the answers to questions no. 145587and 94936.
This is the general principle, that one should not sit at the table when wine is being drunk. So if your parents drink alcohol after the meal, then eat with them and leave before they start drinking. If they drink during the meal, if you can avoid sitting with them without fearing a greater evil as a result, then do that, and explain that your religion does not let you sit with them in that case.
If you are afraid that this may result in trouble and harm – and not just annoying them – such as them kicking you out of the house or being put off from listening to you when there are signs of their being interested in Islam, then it is permissible for you to sit with them, whilst hating it and disapproving of it in your heart.
You should explain the evils of alcohol and the harm that it causes, and the reasons why it is prohibited.
We ask Allah to guide and help us and you.
And Allah knows best.

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