What is the ruling on wearing the 'isharab?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on wearing the 'isharab, our teacher?
The Shaykh : The 'isharab is not sufficient; it must be a khimar that covers the entire head and the neck. The 'isharab is not comprehensive, and its coverage is not sufficient.
The questioner : Does the covering, our teacher, also include the shoulders?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the khimar. The description of the khimar is that it is loose and wide, covering the head and the shoulders. When we say it covers the neck, it covers the shoulders as well because it is wide. As for the 'isharab, we often see women with parts of the neck exposed because of the 'isharab, whereas the khimar covers both the neck and the shoulders. Allah commanded this, saying:[An-Nur 24:31] As for the 'isharab, it falls under the category of what is called today: half-solutions, and there are no half-solutions in Islam.
The questioner : My teacher, many of the committed men and women in religion and in their clothing now believe that the khimar is a face covering?
The Shaykh : This is ignorance of the language. The khimar is a head covering. Therefore, a man is said to "khatamar," meaning he places the khimar on his head, and a woman does the same. Thus, it is said:[An-Nur 24:31] If the khimar covered the face, it would not be said: meaning: he ties it, but rather it involves "sadl" (letting it hang down). This is ignorance of the language.
The Shaykh : The 'isharab is not sufficient; it must be a khimar that covers the entire head and the neck. The 'isharab is not comprehensive, and its coverage is not sufficient.
The questioner : Does the covering, our teacher, also include the shoulders?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the khimar. The description of the khimar is that it is loose and wide, covering the head and the shoulders. When we say it covers the neck, it covers the shoulders as well because it is wide. As for the 'isharab, we often see women with parts of the neck exposed because of the 'isharab, whereas the khimar covers both the neck and the shoulders. Allah commanded this, saying:
to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests
وليضرِبن بِخُمُرِهِنَّ على جيوبهنThe questioner : My teacher, many of the committed men and women in religion and in their clothing now believe that the khimar is a face covering?
The Shaykh : This is ignorance of the language. The khimar is a head covering. Therefore, a man is said to "khatamar," meaning he places the khimar on his head, and a woman does the same. Thus, it is said:
to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests
وليضرِبن بِخُمُرِهِنَّ على جيوبهنThey draw them
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