The husband’s condition that his wife cover her face during Hajj
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Question:
A woman asks: My husband orders me and conditions that if he takes me to Hajj, I must cover my face during the state of ihram and the rituals. I do not cover my face because it is my custom, and otherwise he will not take me to Hajj. I have never performed Hajj before. If I refuse, will I be sinful? If he does not take me when I refuse, will he be sinful? And is covering the face obligatory in the presence of men, given the disagreement among scholars?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be obedient and submissive to your husband, and before that, to be obedient and submissive to Allah. So you must perform Hajj, and you must cover your face with a khimar in the presence of men, based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:53] So you must listen and obey, and you must comply with the command of the Shari'ah. You must perform Hajj, the obligatory Hajj, and it is not permissible for you to be lax in this matter. Rather, it is obligatory for you to respond by performing the obligatory Hajj if you are able to do so. You must listen and obey your husband in this, and all of this contains good for everyone and well-being for everyone.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
A woman asks: My husband orders me and conditions that if he takes me to Hajj, I must cover my face during the state of ihram and the rituals. I do not cover my face because it is my custom, and otherwise he will not take me to Hajj. I have never performed Hajj before. If I refuse, will I be sinful? If he does not take me when I refuse, will he be sinful? And is covering the face obligatory in the presence of men, given the disagreement among scholars?
Answer:
It is obligatory for you to be obedient and submissive to your husband, and before that, to be obedient and submissive to Allah. So you must perform Hajj, and you must cover your face with a khimar in the presence of men, based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ذَٰلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
أحكام الحج — islamhouse.com (57:24)
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