How do we reconcile 'Umar's statement to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Veil your women," with the fact that Allah is not jealous?

The questioner : It was mentioned previously in a hadith where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Veil your women." And regarding jealousy, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah is not jealous, but I am jealous, and I am more jealous than He." How do we reconcile this with that?

The Shaykh : Yes, the reconciliation between them is that there is no harm in it. I mean, the fact that the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out as other women did is not harmful in principle. I say there is no harm in it. However, out of the perfection of the Companions' respect for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), they preferred that the women be veiled even from the people, meaning that people should not see them or their bodies.

The questioner : I mean, they did not let them go out for anything. In their homes, the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were seen when they went out to their duties. I mean, did they have a room in the house?

The Shaykh : No, no. The intention was not that a room be built for them, but that they should not go out except at night when people are not sitting, meaning they are not seen.