As alluded to in the introduction, both groups (those who do not mandate niqab and those who do) claim the majority’s consensus on their position. Moreover, if her face was covered, Ibn 'Abbas would not have known whether she was beautiful or ugly. Allah, the Exalted, the Almighty says, “And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their private parts; and not display their beauty except what is apparent thereof…” (24:31). According to the opinion of the majority of scholars, wearing the niqab (face veil) is a custom and not part of religion or adornment. So if it was only mustahab (recommended) to cover the face then Aisha and Asma, would have taken the wajib over the mustahab. The near unanimity of traditional scholarship including the four madhāhib (2.11) concluded the explanation of `Abdullah bin Mas`ūd (May Allah be pleased with him) along with the rest of the second set legislated the niqab in most situations. It is about wearing modest clothes and conducting oneself in a manner that sends the right signals; a Muslim woman practicing her faith and trying to do good and avoid bad things. We asked: oh Rasulullah! The Hanafi Jurists have said due to the immorality of times and weakness of resistance, it is compulsory for a female to cover her face which is the focus of her beauty. And, she has to walk in the streets and show her feet, especially the poor women amongst them. وفي مجموعة الغرائب ق215/ب:«تمنع المرأة الشابة من كشف وجهها بين الرجاء في زماننا في رواية المنتقى». Its singular is Tābi` (masculine) and Tābi`ah(feminine). In Saudi Arabia, many high ranking religious figures have said (in a fatwa) that soccer is HARAM (see the attachment). No, no.” This reasoning rings hollow. قال السرخسي في المبسوط 10/153:« وهذا كله إذا لم يكن النظر عن شهوة؛ فان كان يعلم أنه إن نظر اشتهي لم يحل له النظر إلى شيء منها… وكذلك إن كان أكبر رأيه أنه إن نظر اشتهي، لأن أكبر الرأي فيما لا يوقف على حقيقته كاليقين». So, it is evidence that her hands and face are not awrah. ", bring out our menstruating women and veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on the two 'Eid festivals. Here is why: you can tell, I'm critical of my own culture in which I grew up; I have chosen to THINK and NOT to FOLLOW/TAKE what I'm told. In Saudi Arabi's "ISLAM", they say that Hijab means covering up everything including your face and voice. They are correct in saying that the majority of scholars have not included the face in `awrah (1.7). Tafsir al-Nasafi: Madarik al-Tanzil wa Haqa’iq al-Tawil, p. 768, إِلا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا إلا ماجرت العادة والجبلة على ظهوره، وهو الوجه والكفان والقدمان ففي سترها حرج بين، فإن المرأة لا تجد بدا من مزاولة الأشياء بيديها ومن الحاجة إلى كشف وجهها خصوصا في الشهادة والمحاكمة والنكاح، وتضطر إلى المشى في الطرقاط وظهور قدميها وخاصة الفقيرات منهن. 33:59 O Prophet! وممن ذهب إلى هذا التأويل محمد بن الحسن رحمة الله عليه ، كما حدثنا سليمان بن شعيب بذلك ، عن أبيه ، عن محمد . She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet, said to her: You have come here asking for your son. I know I am four years late to this thread but I just stumbled across this forum now and therefore, firstly, allow me to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you on your decision to wear niqab. Men, including a scholar named Ibn Isḥāq, would come to learn from the female hadith specialist, Fāṭimāh bint al-Mundhir. حاشية الشرنبلالي على الدرر1/234ونصه: «ودلت المسألة على أن المرأة منهية عن إبذال وجهها للأجانب بلا ضرورة». It was merely the jilbab that they did not wear. My father is an old man. Islam, Science, and Modernity. Of course, they will think a man is crazy if he does that. covering only their `awrah. Hajb: seclusion, screening off, keeping away, keeping off. if the happens still then your are justified and she will be answered at the judgement day. Imam Shaf’ie, Imam Malik and Imam Ahmed (Rahmatullah alaih) –It is not permissible for a lady to expose her face and palms whether there is danger of fitna or not. Muslims dont need to be apologetic to the western or eastern Kuffar. For some, it was the face and hands of the woman. I hope the above quotes demonstrate that the status quo that exists among Muslims — one that accepts a pluralistic notion of the hijab and niqab co-existing together — is not an aberration from Islamic law. It was okay then, but now! We know this because the niqab is a piece of clothing that was specifically designed to cover the face, and was worn on top of the jilbab. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Shaybani (d. 189 AH/804 CE). The Tābi`ah Ḥafṣah bint Sirīn elucidates its meaning in the following narration. tell your mum that non mehrams are seeing your without hijab just because of her. When a girl reaches the menstrual age, it is not proper that anything should remain exposed except this and this. أنظر الأصل للشيباني 3/51 ورد المحتار 1/406 وغيرهما. The prohibition of covering her face during the activities of Hajj does not necessitate a relaxation of (the general) rule. © Copy rights 2020 . Therefore, the concept of “ijma,” or consensus — the juristic tool that came to dominate the four Sunni madhabs (and silence critics), which claims that agreement between them is a binding source of Islamic law — actually had no consensus at all in early Islamic history. In fact, I'm from Saudi Arabia and I can tell that Saudi Arabia's interpretation is ought to not be followed. 5 Madhāhib are schools of jurisprudence. That's their version of Islam. 1:585-593. 2, p. 479, Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi (d. 321 AH/933 CE). The condition is not the presence of fitnah or shahwah, but rather, the fear of it is sufficient. "May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. In the terminology of Islamic science (represented in this text as ḥijāb), it refers to a broad code of modesty including guidelines in dress and interaction. قال العلامة الكوثري في حجاب المرأة المسلمة ص11:«وأين ذلك المجتمع المهذّب، الذي يأمن الإنسان من الفتنة عند خروج المرأة سافرة؟». "and if one of the women of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is in between them, with perfume. They based their opinion on the hadith of 'A`isha, the mother of Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) who narrated that when Asmaa` Bint Abu Bakr entered upon the Prophet wearing transparent clothes, he turned his face away and said, "O Asmaa`! In this ayah, Allah has commanded the believing women to cover their beauty “except that which appears from it.” Imam al-Ṭabarī narrated in his Tafsīr that when the Companion ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbās and other salaf al-ṣāliḥīn (May Allah be pleased with them) were asked about the words “except that which appears from it,” they interpreted it to refer to the face and hands.2 Meaning, the face and hands of a woman may be uncovered. And what I meant by hijab is from head to toe leaving a narrow slit for eyes. your family acts like very modern type of muslims. This show that even the women of Jannah have veils and the word veil is what covers the face (niqaab). 2.10 And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not to expose their adornment except that which appears from it and to wrap their headcovers over their chests and not to expose their adornment except to their husbands…”. Some people were modest, some were not. There is no harm in women covering their faces in communities where this is the custom. This confusion seems to have started early in Islamic history. We should not have to ignore or reject legitimate proofs in light of seeming contradictions without making an attempt to reconcile the two. But, My blog on Islamic spirituality and Tazkiya (Purification of soul). There is no harm in looking at her face and her hands, and nothing other than that. When a girl reaches the menstrual age, it is not proper that anything should remain exposed except this and this. The rest state that, in the absence of fear of fitnah or shahwah (attraction)19, covering the `awrah only is sufficient as was the case, for example, in the hadith of Asmā’ bint Abū Bakr (1.2). Muslims dont need to be apologetic to the western or eastern Kuffar. Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 2.6 And when you ask [the Prophet’s wives] for something, ask them from behind a ḥijāb. Among practicing Muslims — whether in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, or London — the common perception is that the hijab is the minimum requisite piece of clothing that one must wear, in order to be modest, fulfill God’s commands, and not sin. In al-Sharh al-Kabir, Imam al-Dardir, "The 'awrah of a Muslim woman in presence of a non-mahram [individual to whom marriage is permissible] is her entire body except for the face and hands." Third, this incident happened during the Prophet’s hajj, which was near the end of his life well after the revelation of the verses of ḥijāb3 and niqab. One that is not only good for Muslim communities and their progress, but for the world they inhabit with others. It is interesting to note that while Ibn Jurayj asked about slave women wearing a shirt  — the reply focused on the head covering. Furthermore, [everyday] needs require exposing the face and hands during business dealings. And all of this is if the looking is not accompanied by desire. Not every women have attractive face & hair, right!? Al-Muwatta, p. 138, قال محمد : يكره أن يلبس المحرم المشبع بالعصفر والمصبوغ بالورس أو الزعفران ، إلا أن يكون شيء من ذلك قد غسل ، فذهب ريحه وصار لا ينفض ، فلا بأس بأن يلبسه ، ولا ينبغي للمرأة أن تتنقب فإن أرادت أن تغطي وجهها فلتسدل الثوب سدلا من فوق خمارها على وجهها ، وتجافيه عن وجهها ، وهو قول أبي حنيفة والعامة من فقهائنا. 1, p. 702, قال أبو جعفر : (أما المرأة فتواري في صلاتها كلَّ شيء منها، إلا وجهها وكفَّيْها وقدمَيْها), قال أبو بكر : وذلك لأن جميع بدنها عورة، لا يحل للأجنبي النظر إليه منها إلا هذه الأعضاء, ويدل عليه قول الله تعالى : ولا يبدين زينتهن إلا ما ظهر منها : روي أنها الكحل والخاتم ، فدل أن يديها ووجهها ليسا بعورة, وقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : لا يقبل الله صلاة حائض إلا بخمار ، فدل أن رأسها عورة، وما كان عورة: وَجَبَ ستره في الصلاة، واليد والوجه والقدم ليس بعورة: فلا يلزمها سترها في الصلاة.

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