Ruling on a woman uncovering her head for a medical excuse
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A female questioner asks in one of the Arab countries, saying: She began wearing the hijab at the age of fifteen, and after about two years, she was afflicted with cancer in her left ear. She required surgery, and the disease was removed.Then the doctor pointed and said: It is necessary to remove the hijab so that the head is exposed to the sun. A year later, she was afflicted with this disease again and suffered from swelling in her head. She went to another doctor, who advised her similarly to the first doctor, to remove the hair from her head, stating that her hair is long and prevents the sun's rays from reaching the scalp to breathe. What is your ruling on this?
Our saying: Should these people not be obeyed? She must wear the hijab and cover her head and face.And I ask: Is she always in the market? She is not always in the market; she spends most of her time in her house. If she is mostly at home, she can go out to the roof and expose her head to the sun for an hour, two hours, or as long as she wishes. All of this is either conjecture by these doctors, or it is for a bad purpose, to remove her modesty. For when a woman loses her modesty, she becomes like a man, or worse than a man.
And the loss of modesty has causes: Among them is: free mixing of men and women,And among them: that a woman wears clothing from a young age that is far from modesty and shyness, so she becomes accustomed to it.
The important thing is to tell her: Do not obey these people. She should cover herself. What does she know? Perhaps she will obey them, and then the disease will return, and she will be sinful while the disease remains.
Our saying: Should these people not be obeyed? She must wear the hijab and cover her head and face.And I ask: Is she always in the market? She is not always in the market; she spends most of her time in her house. If she is mostly at home, she can go out to the roof and expose her head to the sun for an hour, two hours, or as long as she wishes. All of this is either conjecture by these doctors, or it is for a bad purpose, to remove her modesty. For when a woman loses her modesty, she becomes like a man, or worse than a man.
And the loss of modesty has causes: Among them is: free mixing of men and women,And among them: that a woman wears clothing from a young age that is far from modesty and shyness, so she becomes accustomed to it.
The important thing is to tell her: Do not obey these people. She should cover herself. What does she know? Perhaps she will obey them, and then the disease will return, and she will be sinful while the disease remains.