The obligation of a woman's guardian if she refuses to wear the hijab
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Badr al-Din from Syria, says: Honorable Shaykh, I have an older sister who is about one year and four months older than me. She does not wear the hijab. To what extent am I responsible for her on the Day of Resurrection? I have advised her many times, and my father has also advised her, but she has not responded. I am afraid that we will be punished because of her on the Day of Resurrection. What must we do regarding this sister?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to compel this woman to wear the hijab, because you have guardianship over her. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:34]. You have guardianship over her. It is obligatory for you to compel her to wear the hijab. If she refuses, it is obligatory for you to discipline her and correct her, even by striking her, until she accepts this ruling of the Shari'ah and complies with the command of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Badr al-Din from Syria, says: Honorable Shaykh, I have an older sister who is about one year and four months older than me. She does not wear the hijab. To what extent am I responsible for her on the Day of Resurrection? I have advised her many times, and my father has also advised her, but she has not responded. I am afraid that we will be punished because of her on the Day of Resurrection. What must we do regarding this sister?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to compel this woman to wear the hijab, because you have guardianship over her. Allah the Exalted said:
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6276- الواجب على ولي المرأة إذا رفضت لبس الحجاب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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