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Tuesday 7 February 2017

Rulings on wearing Hijab

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Question

Is there only one way to wear Hijab?

Answer

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

Hijab, according to Sharia, means a dress that covers the whole body of a Muslim woman. This Hijab should:

1) Cover the whole body. Muslim scholars are agreed upon covering the whole body, including the face and hands, in case of temptation, as at the present time. This last opinion is based on the general Islamic rule of: 'what is conducive to the Haram is itself Haram'. 

2) Not be an adornment in itself, i.e. it should not catch the eye of men. Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {…and not to show off their adornment …}[24:31].

3) Be thick, since a transparent dress increases temptation and beautifies a woman.
The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam), describing some companions of the Hell-fire, said: "Women who have clothes on their persons, but appear naked".(Muslim)

4) Be wide and flowing, since being tight may give concrete form of one's limbs.

5) Be unperfumed (while a woman is outside of her husband's house), since the Prophet said: "A woman who wears perfume and passes by some people, who find her scent, then she has committed Zina (i.e. a form of Zina)". [Abu Dawood, al-Tirmizi and al-Nasai]. 

6) Not be similar to men's dress. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "Allah curses women who make themselves like men and men who make themselves like women". [Ahmad]

7) Not be similar to disbelievers' clothes. The Prophet said: "Whoever imitates some nation, is considered one of them". [Ahmad]

8) Not be for the sake of fame.

Allah knows best.

-islamweb.net

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