Advice to the mother who exposes her hands and feet
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: My mother goes out of the house with her hands and feet exposed, and when I advise her, she says, “I have no fear of people.” Should I repeat the advice to her even if she gets angry with me?
Answer:
Yes, repeat it to her and warn her against it. She must cover herself, for the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) when she goes out to the market or is in the presence of non-mahram (a relative one may not marry) men; her whole body is 'awrah. She must cover herself. Repeat this to her and emphasize it. It is not a matter of “even if she gets angry with me,” but rather, even if she gets angry with you, it is because you did not anger her with something disliked. Rather, you angered her with what is right, enjoining good and forbidding evil. Her right upon you is greater, and her advice is more emphatic.
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner says: My mother goes out of the house with her hands and feet exposed, and when I advise her, she says, “I have no fear of people.” Should I repeat the advice to her even if she gets angry with me?
Answer:
Yes, repeat it to her and warn her against it. She must cover herself, for the entire body of a woman is 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) when she goes out to the market or is in the presence of non-mahram (a relative one may not marry) men; her whole body is 'awrah. She must cover herself. Repeat this to her and emphasize it. It is not a matter of “even if she gets angry with me,” but rather, even if she gets angry with you, it is because you did not anger her with something disliked. Rather, you angered her with what is right, enjoining good and forbidding evil. Her right upon you is greater, and her advice is more emphatic.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب البر والصلة — islamhouse.com (59:27)
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