Ruling on “liking” photos of women who are not properly covered
Question

                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
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 his Sunan (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 in Saheeh 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 from Jaami‘ 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.