Question: Is it necessary to cover the knees and thighs etc. of a baby?
Answer: No. There is no harm in seeing an infant who is unclothed. On page 85, part 16 of the 312-page Baĥār-e-Sharī’at published by Dawat-e-Islami’s publication department ‘Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ’, Ṣadr-ush-Sharī‘aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی stated: There is no ‘Awrat for a very young child, i.e. it is not Farḍ to cover any part of his body, but when he is a little older then covering his private parts (front and back) is necessary, and when he is older than 10 years then the rulings of the adult will apply to him.
(Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, part 16, pp. 85)
Question: What is the ruling about touching the thigh of a very young child?
Answer: This is permissible. However, if seeing or touching it arouses lust, then it is not permissible to even touch a one-day old baby. مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, these days moral standards have declined drastically, there have also been reports of indecent behaviour with two or three year old girls.
Question: Is it permissible to look at a handsome small boy?
Answer: Looking at a handsome young boy can be permissible as well as prohibited. Explaining this issue Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی said: If a non-handsome boy becomes a Murāĥiq (i.e.