What is the ruling on one who leaves off the head covering? Is it like the ruling on one who wears trousers?
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The questioner : Do you think that those who go out with their heads uncovered have the same ruling as those who wear trousers?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is less than that.
The questioner : Hold on to that.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I mean, he bears some of the burden of sin.
The Shaykh : I do not think so, especially since most people do not know.
The questioner : But if it is in prayer, my Shaykh, and his habit is to neglect the covering in prayer, does it reach the level of...?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is disliked. It is merely disliked. I mean, as long as there is no direct prohibition against the thing, and there is only a contradiction of the general custom, it is sufficient for us to say that it is disliked.
The Shaykh : No, no, it is less than that.
The questioner : Hold on to that.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I mean, he bears some of the burden of sin.
The Shaykh : I do not think so, especially since most people do not know.
The questioner : But if it is in prayer, my Shaykh, and his habit is to neglect the covering in prayer, does it reach the level of...?
The Shaykh : No, no, it is disliked. It is merely disliked. I mean, as long as there is no direct prohibition against the thing, and there is only a contradiction of the general custom, it is sufficient for us to say that it is disliked.
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