The ruling on a woman covering her clothes in a place other than her husband's house
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Question:
The questioner: Could you please explain this hadith?Sunan Ibn Majah 3750Hasan (Darussalam) Her Lord from covering. Does this hadith mean that we should not change our clothes or take off our abayas in a place other than our husbands' houses? And what is the situation regarding prayers and the like? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Shaykh: I do not know this hadith with this exact wording, but yes, it is required for a woman to cover herself when she is in the presence of men who are not her mahram (close relatives), whether she is in a house other than her husband's or in any other place. She must cover herself from men who are not her mahram, whether with her dress, her abaya, her jilbab, or any other covering garment. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
The questioner: Could you please explain this hadith?
Any woman who takes off her clothes anywhere but in her husband's house, has torn the screen between her and
أيما امرأة نزعت ثيابها في غير بيت زوجها فقد هتكت ما بينها وبينAnswer:
The Shaykh: I do not know this hadith with this exact wording, but yes, it is required for a woman to cover herself when she is in the presence of men who are not her mahram (close relatives), whether she is in a house other than her husband's or in any other place. She must cover herself from men who are not her mahram, whether with her dress, her abaya, her jilbab, or any other covering garment. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you well.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، في الحديث (أي ما امرأة نزعت ثيابها في غير بيت زوجها...) هل يعني ان لا نغير ملابسنا أو نخلعها في...؟ — youtube.com
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