The Ruling on a Woman Exposing One Eye in the Hijab
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a woman asking about the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab, and she says: Is exposing one eye permissible?
Answer:
The Shari'ah-prescribed hijab is for the woman to cover her entire body in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). She covers her entire body from them, and exposing the eye or the eyes is permitted, but it is better to leave it, because it may open a door for the woman, or it may be a fashion trend. Now, the niqab (the face veil) is a fashion for adornment, not for covering. They make it a fashion, they beautify it, and they expose the eye and the eyebrows and beautify them, so it becomes a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). It is better that she covers herself with a complete hijab and does not expose anything of her face or her eyes; this is the most cautious for her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. This is a woman asking about the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab, and she says: Is exposing one eye permissible?
Answer:
The Shari'ah-prescribed hijab is for the woman to cover her entire body in the presence of men who are not her mahram (a relative one may not marry). She covers her entire body from them, and exposing the eye or the eyes is permitted, but it is better to leave it, because it may open a door for the woman, or it may be a fashion trend. Now, the niqab (the face veil) is a fashion for adornment, not for covering. They make it a fashion, they beautify it, and they expose the eye and the eyebrows and beautify them, so it becomes a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). It is better that she covers herself with a complete hijab and does not expose anything of her face or her eyes; this is the most cautious for her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الشماسية] — alfawzan.live (26:11)
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