about the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women: is it the hijab and the khimar together, or each separately?
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Question:
Regarding the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women, is it the hijab and the khimar together, or each separately? We ask for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women, it is covering the entire body from men who are not their mahram (relatives one may not marry), including the loose garment and the khimar that covers her head and face.
In summary, the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women is the complete covering of her head, the rest of her body, and her extremities. This garment must not contain adornment, must not contain adornment, that attracts attention and causes men to be drawn to it when she goes out of her home in it. She must not carry perfume in her clothes or on her body when she goes out, because all these matters are causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The woman goes out of her home covered in her entire body with clothes that have no adornment or fame, so she avoids perfuming herself and scents that tempt people. Likewise, if she is in her home in the presence of men who are not her mahram, she must also adhere to these Shari'ah etiquettes to avoid fitnah. The Muslim woman has been commanded by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to cover completely, to draw their khumurs over their bosoms[An-Nur 24:31] to the end of the verse.
And at its end, He (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: and do not[An-Nur 24:31] So everything that leads to conflict regarding women, whether it is the adornment of jewelry, the adornment of clothes, the adornment of scent, or the exposure of any part of her body, all of this is what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forbidden for the Muslim woman. He has obligated her to avoid everything that arouses fitnah and draws the attention of men to her, for her protection and for the protection of the Muslim society from the fitnah and evils that exist in other societies. May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you.
Regarding the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women, is it the hijab and the khimar together, or each separately? We ask for clarification. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women, it is covering the entire body from men who are not their mahram (relatives one may not marry), including the loose garment and the khimar that covers her head and face.
In summary, the Shari'ah-prescribed attire for women is the complete covering of her head, the rest of her body, and her extremities. This garment must not contain adornment, must not contain adornment, that attracts attention and causes men to be drawn to it when she goes out of her home in it. She must not carry perfume in her clothes or on her body when she goes out, because all these matters are causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). The woman goes out of her home covered in her entire body with clothes that have no adornment or fame, so she avoids perfuming herself and scents that tempt people. Likewise, if she is in her home in the presence of men who are not her mahram, she must also adhere to these Shari'ah etiquettes to avoid fitnah. The Muslim woman has been commanded by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to cover completely, to draw their khumurs over their bosoms
and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands
وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّAnd at its end, He (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: and do not
stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment
يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، يسأل عن الزي الشرعي للنساء هل هو الحجاب والخمار معاً أم كلٌ على حدى؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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