Wa-`alaykum as-salam wa Rarahmatullah wa Barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

Muslims are prohibited to gaze at women as explicitly declared in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Allah Almighty says what means, “Say [also] to the believing men, [O Prophet,] that they should lower their gaze [from women that are forbidden to them] and safeguard [the chastity of] their secret parts. That is most pure for them. Indeed, Allah is all-aware of all that they do.” (An-Nur 24:30)

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) even declared that “The two eyes commit zina and this is done by gazing [at women]”, considering such gazing as a degree of or a step to zina.

Therefore, it is not permissible to gaze at women, be they or the street or on TVs, as there is no necessity, need, or excuse justifying it.

Allah Almighty knows best.