Use of Mirror by Men
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Question
Hello, is it permissible for a man to look in the mirror?
Answer
Hello and blessings,
In our times, it is permissible for a man to look in the mirror, and even Torah scholars can look in the mirror, as they need to ensure that their clothing does not appear disheveled in the eyes of others.
Source
Rema, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 156.
In our times, even according to the Shulchan Aruch, it is permissible since everyone does so, as written in Maharikash in his glosses at the end of Siman 182, and in the book "Pri Ha'adama," Part 1, at the end of the laws of idolatry, page 14, section 1, and also in "Rav Eiger" at the end of Siman 182 in the name of "Ginat Veradim."
(See also "Shut Divrei Chaim," Part 2, Siman 62, which advises being stringent in this matter even regarding the use of a mirror for tefillin).