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What is your guidance for our Muslim sisters regarding what is called the burqa, which has recently become a fashion trend?

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Question:
A brief discussion about this thing called the burqa, which has taken on specific forms in recent times, to the point that it has become revealing and has become more of a display of what is called the stance than a means of covering. What is your guidance for our sisters regarding this topic?

Answer:
The burqa is the burqa known among the Arabs, which covers the face and shows only the eyes. It has two openings only over the eyes. If you cover the frame, and if its use is permitted and it is widened and becomes a source of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), then this is not called the burqa.
This is not called the burqa. Even if they call it a burqa, it is not the known burqa. The burqa is the one that covers the face and was known among the Arabs and the women of the desert. It covers the face completely, and only the eyes are visible from it. As for when it is distorted, taken beyond its limit, and becomes a fashion for fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and the actions of women vary, this is not called the burqa, and it is not the intended burqa. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماتوجيهكم لأخواتنا المسلمات لما يسمى بالبرقع الذي أصبح مسايرا للموضة في الآونة الأخيرة؟ الفوزان — youtube.com

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