While the Hanafi school has not completely forbidden a male's gaze towards a female's face when there exists absolutely no fear of attraction, the woman has no way of knowing whether the gazes directed towards her are free of desire or not, especially when she is out in public. The Hanafi school has thus obliged women to cover their faces in front of strangers.[17][18] Shafi'i: The Shafi'i school has had two well-known positions on this issue. The first view is that covering of the face is not obligatory (fard).[19] The second view is that covering the face is obligatory only in times of fitnah (where men do not lower their gaze; or when a woman is very attractive).[20] Hanbali: According to the Hanbali school, there are two differing views on whether a woman's whole body is awrah or not.