The ruling on a woman gathering her hair behind or on top of her head, and the meaning of “clothed yet naked, swaying and causing others to sway, their heads like the humps of tilted camels”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The sister, Shaha 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibrahim from al-Mahmadiyyah, says: Is wearing what is called the ordinary bun forbidden? Does it fall under the ruling for women whose heads are like the humps of tilted camels? And what is the meaning of the noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saying regarding the swayers and those who cause others to sway, “clothed yet naked”? Do covering and nakedness coexist? Please clarify this. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to arrange the hair on her head by making it into braids from the sides of the head, or by letting it hang loose from the sides of her head. As for gathering it from behind her or gathering it on top of her head, this is not permissible, especially gathering it on top of her head. This falls under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Their heads are like the humps of tilted camels,” which refers to camels that have two humps. When a woman gathers the hair on her head from the top and makes a tie or something that gives it bulk, making it appear on the side of her head like another head, this is what is meant by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Their heads are like the humps of tilted camels.”
As for them being “clothed yet naked,” it is because they wear clothes that do not cover them, either because they are short, or because they are sheer and do not cover what is beneath them, or because they are tight so that the woman’s body shape is revealed, or because they are decorative clothes that draw attention to her. These are “clothed” in the sense that they are wearing clothing, but they are “naked” because these clothes do not cover them. Thus, the presence of these clothes is merely formal and does not achieve covering, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, they incurred this severe warning: “They will not enter Paradise and will not smell its scent.” And the meaning of “swayers and those who cause others to sway” is: swayers in themselves away from the truth, and those who cause others to sway, namely the men and women who look at them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The sister, Shaha 'Abd al-'Aziz Ibrahim from al-Mahmadiyyah, says: Is wearing what is called the ordinary bun forbidden? Does it fall under the ruling for women whose heads are like the humps of tilted camels? And what is the meaning of the noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saying regarding the swayers and those who cause others to sway, “clothed yet naked”? Do covering and nakedness coexist? Please clarify this. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to arrange the hair on her head by making it into braids from the sides of the head, or by letting it hang loose from the sides of her head. As for gathering it from behind her or gathering it on top of her head, this is not permissible, especially gathering it on top of her head. This falls under the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Their heads are like the humps of tilted camels,” which refers to camels that have two humps. When a woman gathers the hair on her head from the top and makes a tie or something that gives it bulk, making it appear on the side of her head like another head, this is what is meant by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Their heads are like the humps of tilted camels.”
As for them being “clothed yet naked,” it is because they wear clothes that do not cover them, either because they are short, or because they are sheer and do not cover what is beneath them, or because they are tight so that the woman’s body shape is revealed, or because they are decorative clothes that draw attention to her. These are “clothed” in the sense that they are wearing clothing, but they are “naked” because these clothes do not cover them. Thus, the presence of these clothes is merely formal and does not achieve covering, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, they incurred this severe warning: “They will not enter Paradise and will not smell its scent.” And the meaning of “swayers and those who cause others to sway” is: swayers in themselves away from the truth, and those who cause others to sway, namely the men and women who look at them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5063- حكم جمع المرأة لشعرها خلف الرأس أو فوقه، ومعنى كاسيات عاريات مميلات مائلات رؤوسهن كأسنمة — youtube.com
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