Is our time qualified to allow a woman to expose her face and hands?
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Question:
As you have graciously mentioned and praised, Shaykh Salih, regarding your critique of our brother’s statement that if the time possesses certain qualities, then the woman must cover her face and hands at that time. Is our time, Shaykh Salih, qualified to allow the woman to expose her face and sit?
Answer:
No, by Allah, and again, no, by Allah. This specific time, with the types of trials and evils that have appeared in it, the prevalence of open sinners, the many who have a disease in their hearts from among the hypocrites and disbelievers and others, the abundance of temptations, and the abundance of means of adornment—this specific time emphasizes for the Muslim woman that she must adhere to the etiquettes of Islam and hold fast to the hijab, even if people ignore her and say what they say about her. Indeed, a time will come for people when holding fast to their religion is like holding onto a burning coal, due to the severity of the harm, mockery, and ridicule they face from people. However, if he is patient with that and patient in obedience to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, he will have the great reward and will be among the strangers about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Therefore, it is obligatory to be patient and adhere to the rulings of the Shari'ah, the etiquettes, morals, beliefs, acts of worship, and so on. If people mock us or say what they say of ugly titles and ridicule, we do not pay attention to it. The hypocrites before us said what they said about the Muslims. And when it was said to them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they said, “Should we believe as the fools have believed?” But it is they who are the fools, but they do not know. They called the Muslims fools. And so the hypocrites of this era call those who hold fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger fools, the ignorant, the rigid, and by ugly titles. But this does not harm us, praise be to Allah, as long as we are upon the truth and they are upon falsehood. Yes, may Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
As you have graciously mentioned and praised, Shaykh Salih, regarding your critique of our brother’s statement that if the time possesses certain qualities, then the woman must cover her face and hands at that time. Is our time, Shaykh Salih, qualified to allow the woman to expose her face and sit?
Answer:
No, by Allah, and again, no, by Allah. This specific time, with the types of trials and evils that have appeared in it, the prevalence of open sinners, the many who have a disease in their hearts from among the hypocrites and disbelievers and others, the abundance of temptations, and the abundance of means of adornment—this specific time emphasizes for the Muslim woman that she must adhere to the etiquettes of Islam and hold fast to the hijab, even if people ignore her and say what they say about her. Indeed, a time will come for people when holding fast to their religion is like holding onto a burning coal, due to the severity of the harm, mockery, and ridicule they face from people. However, if he is patient with that and patient in obedience to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, he will have the great reward and will be among the strangers about whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
(peace and blessings be upon him) before the strangers. They said: Who are the strangers, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Those who do good when people do evil. And in a narration: those who do good when people do evil.
صلى الله عليه وسلم قبل الغرباء قالوا ومن الغرباء يا رسول الله؟ قال الذين يصلحون إذا فسد الناس، وفي رواية يصلحونwhen people do evil.
ما افسد الناس.Therefore, it is obligatory to be patient and adhere to the rulings of the Shari'ah, the etiquettes, morals, beliefs, acts of worship, and so on. If people mock us or say what they say of ugly titles and ridicule, we do not pay attention to it. The hypocrites before us said what they said about the Muslims. And when it was said to them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they said, “Should we believe as the fools have believed?” But it is they who are the fools, but they do not know. They called the Muslims fools. And so the hypocrites of this era call those who hold fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger fools, the ignorant, the rigid, and by ugly titles. But this does not harm us, praise be to Allah, as long as we are upon the truth and they are upon falsehood. Yes, may Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل زماننا مؤهل لأن يجعل المرأة كاشفة لوجهها ويديها؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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