Exegesis of the verse concerning the elderly women and the intended meaning of the rida' and the jilbab
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This is a woman asking, and she says: We ask you to explain the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nur 24:60] to the end of the verse. What is the intended meaning of the rida' and the jilbab?
The Shaykh:
The jilbab is what is worn over the entire body. The jilbab is the large covering, or the sheet. This is the jilbab, and it is also the rida'. It is called a rida', it is called a jilbab, it is called an abaya; they are all the same. It is called a jilal that the woman drapes over her face and body when she goes out among non-mahram men. And the question remains.
The questioner:
She is asking for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And the elderly women who have passed the hope of marriage..."
The Shaykh:
...from among the women, it is permissible for them to lighten their garments if they need to, but they do not hope for marriage, nor are they desired by men because of their old age, and they themselves do not desire marriage because of their old age. They put on their clothes, meaning they lighten their clothes, and it is better for them to seek refuge in Allah. Also, they should be modest and cover themselves with a complete hijab; this is better for them.
May Allah reward you. This is a woman asking, and she says: We ask you to explain the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And women of post-menstrual age who have no desire for marriage
وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ اللَّاتِي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحًاThe Shaykh:
The jilbab is what is worn over the entire body. The jilbab is the large covering, or the sheet. This is the jilbab, and it is also the rida'. It is called a rida', it is called a jilbab, it is called an abaya; they are all the same. It is called a jilal that the woman drapes over her face and body when she goes out among non-mahram men. And the question remains.
The questioner:
She is asking for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And the elderly women who have passed the hope of marriage..."
The Shaykh:
...from among the women, it is permissible for them to lighten their garments if they need to, but they do not hope for marriage, nor are they desired by men because of their old age, and they themselves do not desire marriage because of their old age. They put on their clothes, meaning they lighten their clothes, and it is better for them to seek refuge in Allah. Also, they should be modest and cover themselves with a complete hijab; this is better for them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [101/186] تفسير آية القواعد من النساء والمقصود بالرداء والجلباب - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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