The Meaning of Hijab Linguistically and in Islamic Law
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Question:
After this, we move on to a message received by the program from one of the sisters. She says: Your sister, Fila Jabilah 'Abd al-Hayy 'Abd al-Rashid, is a Pakistani residing in the United Arab Emirates. The sister has a collection of questions, one of which asks: What is the meaning of hijab linguistically and in the Shari'ah? Linguistically, hijab means a barrier that obstructs vision, whether it is physical or spiritual.
Answer:
Physical barriers include intoxication and drunkenness, among other things. Spiritual barriers are like the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Fussilat 41:5] This is a spiritual barrier, a barrier of misguidance, may Allah protect us, and disbelief, or turning away, or Islam and calling to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. This is the Shari'ah meaning. This is the linguistic meaning. Or, in the Shari'ah, hijab refers to veiling women from men. It refers to veiling women from men by covering their entire bodies from men. This is the Shari'ah hijab that Allah the Exalted commanded in His saying: [Al-Ahzab 33:53] He said: [Al-Ahzab 33:59] This is hijab. He said: or that they draw their head coverings over their bosoms. This is hijab.
After this, we move on to a message received by the program from one of the sisters. She says: Your sister, Fila Jabilah 'Abd al-Hayy 'Abd al-Rashid, is a Pakistani residing in the United Arab Emirates. The sister has a collection of questions, one of which asks: What is the meaning of hijab linguistically and in the Shari'ah? Linguistically, hijab means a barrier that obstructs vision, whether it is physical or spiritual.
Answer:
Physical barriers include intoxication and drunkenness, among other things. Spiritual barriers are like the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working."
بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَامِلُونَAnd when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍto bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 094 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (15:17)
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