The ruling on a woman wearing an abaya over the shoulder and a tight cap
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope you will clarify the Islamic ruling on a woman wearing an abaya over the shoulder, and then placing the headscarf on her head, as well as wearing a cap, which is similar to a dress and may reveal a woman’s waist.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. What is required of a woman is complete covering that conceals her body from men. And what is prescribed? It is also required that this covering be loose, not tight in a way that reveals the shape of the woman’s body and the contours of her figure. It must be loose and thick, meaning it should not be transparent or thin such that what is behind it is visible. And it must not contain adornment in front of men. She should not wear clothes with embroidery or adornment. Rather, they should be ordinary clothes that do not attract attention. Clothes that are not like those of the pre-Islamic age, containing none of the signs of religion.
These are for the home and in the presence of the husband. But in the presence of non-mahram men and when going out, she wears clothes without adornment, and the clothes should be long, not short. They should be long over the woman, not short such that her hands, feet, or chest are exposed. Or there should be an opening at the bottom, such that when she walks in the open, something of her private parts is visible, for example, half of it. And there should be no imitation in this. There should be no imitation of disbelieving women or imitation of men in a woman’s clothing, i.e., men’s clothes. We know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men. If these conditions are met, then this is the required covering.
Whether it is an abaya covering the entire body over her clothes. It should not be on the shoulders; it should be on the head and the shoulders, and be long over the head.
It descends from the head to the rest of the body. As for wearing it on the shoulders, this is from the clothing of men, an imitation of men. This is not permissible. And as for the cap and these things.
These, as we have heard, are not proper clothing; they are tight as mentioned in the question. They are tight and are not sufficient. A woman must not wear just a shirt; she must wear a jilbab or an abaya over it when going out. She does not go out in just a shirt; rather, she places a loose jilbab or abaya over the shirt and over the headscarf, as the female Companions used to wear that.[Al-Ahzab 33:59] Jilbab is the plural of jilbab, which is the large cloak or sheet. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope you will clarify the Islamic ruling on a woman wearing an abaya over the shoulder, and then placing the headscarf on her head, as well as wearing a cap, which is similar to a dress and may reveal a woman’s waist.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. What is required of a woman is complete covering that conceals her body from men. And what is prescribed? It is also required that this covering be loose, not tight in a way that reveals the shape of the woman’s body and the contours of her figure. It must be loose and thick, meaning it should not be transparent or thin such that what is behind it is visible. And it must not contain adornment in front of men. She should not wear clothes with embroidery or adornment. Rather, they should be ordinary clothes that do not attract attention. Clothes that are not like those of the pre-Islamic age, containing none of the signs of religion.
These are for the home and in the presence of the husband. But in the presence of non-mahram men and when going out, she wears clothes without adornment, and the clothes should be long, not short. They should be long over the woman, not short such that her hands, feet, or chest are exposed. Or there should be an opening at the bottom, such that when she walks in the open, something of her private parts is visible, for example, half of it. And there should be no imitation in this. There should be no imitation of disbelieving women or imitation of men in a woman’s clothing, i.e., men’s clothes. We know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the women who imitate men. If these conditions are met, then this is the required covering.
Whether it is an abaya covering the entire body over her clothes. It should not be on the shoulders; it should be on the head and the shoulders, and be long over the head.
It descends from the head to the rest of the body. As for wearing it on the shoulders, this is from the clothing of men, an imitation of men. This is not permissible. And as for the cap and these things.
These, as we have heard, are not proper clothing; they are tight as mentioned in the question. They are tight and are not sufficient. A woman must not wear just a shirt; she must wear a jilbab or an abaya over it when going out. She does not go out in just a shirt; rather, she places a loose jilbab or abaya over the shirt and over the headscarf, as the female Companions used to wear that.
to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَابِيبِهِنَّ
Source
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