The ruling on wearing the kab in place of the abaya
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The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. We thank our Shaykh for his effort and hard work, and for what we have heard from him. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us with what we have heard. In reality, we have many questions, and this is a small part of them, and in
The presenter:
what you have heard, the Honorable Shaykh has apologized, and we were informed of this previously. Perhaps he also came to this appointment out of love for the meeting, otherwise he has work that might prevent him from coming. May Allah reward him with good. We will present what is feasible of these questions, hoping that he will answer them, if Allah wills
The questioner:
The first question says: It has become apparent among women the wearing of what is called the kab, which is in place of the abaya. Its characteristics are that it is exactly like a garment; it has a collar and is fitted to the body up to the neck, while the head is covered with the khimar. What is the ruling on wearing such abayas?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The important thing is that the clothing the woman wears must be thick, thick in the sense that it is opaque and not transparent, covering what is behind it. And in the sense that it is loose, not tight, revealing the dimensions of the woman's body.
And in the sense that it is ample over her body, covering her completely so that nothing of her is visible. If the clothing has these characteristics—being thick, meaning not transparent, and being loose, which is called al-fudfa' (loose-fitting), and being ample and covering—then it is considered sufficient, whether you call it a kab, an abaya, a sheet, a cloak, a jilbab, a jalal, or something similar. Call it whatever you wish; the criterion is not the names, the criterion is the covering.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. We thank our Shaykh for his effort and hard work, and for what we have heard from him. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to benefit us with what we have heard. In reality, we have many questions, and this is a small part of them, and in
The presenter:
what you have heard, the Honorable Shaykh has apologized, and we were informed of this previously. Perhaps he also came to this appointment out of love for the meeting, otherwise he has work that might prevent him from coming. May Allah reward him with good. We will present what is feasible of these questions, hoping that he will answer them, if Allah wills
The questioner:
The first question says: It has become apparent among women the wearing of what is called the kab, which is in place of the abaya. Its characteristics are that it is exactly like a garment; it has a collar and is fitted to the body up to the neck, while the head is covered with the khimar. What is the ruling on wearing such abayas?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The important thing is that the clothing the woman wears must be thick, thick in the sense that it is opaque and not transparent, covering what is behind it. And in the sense that it is loose, not tight, revealing the dimensions of the woman's body.
And in the sense that it is ample over her body, covering her completely so that nothing of her is visible. If the clothing has these characteristics—being thick, meaning not transparent, and being loose, which is called al-fudfa' (loose-fitting), and being ample and covering—then it is considered sufficient, whether you call it a kab, an abaya, a sheet, a cloak, a jilbab, a jalal, or something similar. Call it whatever you wish; the criterion is not the names, the criterion is the covering.
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