Is Looking At Non-Mahrams Prohibited Even Without Lust?
السلام عليكم I think the confusion arises from the translation. At least in this طريق of the report there is no mention of a face whatsoever. A better translation would be: Jarir bin Abdullah said, “I asked the messenger of Allah about the coincidental, unsought-for glance (اچانک نظر پڑ جانا).” I think this is when your eyes accidentally land somewhere they shouldn’t.