The Ruling on Inviting Women Who Uncover Their Faces
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Regarding the matter of calling people to Allah in a Muslim state, the callers are conducting the call to women without there being a hijab, but the women were wearing Islamic attire, or attire closer to Islamic attire, so he objects to them;And we are doing this matter for requirements, among which: Perhaps the people have not had a caller come to them before, so it may be that if the hijab is imposed, or that now is not the time for it, or that they do not grasp the speech as it should be. And is the command regarding the hijab in the verse that the hijab be a barrier between you and the women, or is it sufficient if the woman herself wears the hijab? May Allah guide you.
It is obligatory for the caller to call to Allah the Exalted and to make the pure good deeds overwhelming the bad deeds, which are fewer than them. So his coming to the women and calling them to Allah the Exalted, and explaining what is obligatory of the pillars of Islam, and sincerity, and following the Prophet, and prayer, is better than his leaving them because they uncover their faces.We say: Go and call them even if they uncover their faces, and lower your gaze as much as you can. Then, after faith is established in their hearts and your status with them becomes clear, instruct them to cover their faces. The hijab does not mean that there must be a barrier between you and the woman; if she covers her face, that is sufficient.
It is obligatory for the caller to call to Allah the Exalted and to make the pure good deeds overwhelming the bad deeds, which are fewer than them. So his coming to the women and calling them to Allah the Exalted, and explaining what is obligatory of the pillars of Islam, and sincerity, and following the Prophet, and prayer, is better than his leaving them because they uncover their faces.We say: Go and call them even if they uncover their faces, and lower your gaze as much as you can. Then, after faith is established in their hearts and your status with them becomes clear, instruct them to cover their faces. The hijab does not mean that there must be a barrier between you and the woman; if she covers her face, that is sufficient.