What is the authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “O Asma’, when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it is not permissible for her to show anything of herself except this and this,” and he pointed to his face and his two hands?
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The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): ; what is the authenticity of this hadith?
The Shaykh : This hadith is authentic.
The questioner : Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, to the frustration of the fanatics.
The questioner : To the frustration.
The Shaykh : Of the fanatics who are not among the people of hadith and do not have knowledge of what is authentic and what is weak.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And yet, they weaken it without knowledge.
The questioner : Yes, so the niqab, as they claim, is a religious innovation.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it a religious innovation?
The Shaykh: What is it?
The questioner : The niqab.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, the niqab is not a religious innovation, but it is not obligatory...
The questioner : If the hadith is authentic.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory, may Allah guide you. The hadith indicates the permissibility of a woman uncovering her face and her hands, and it does not indicate the obligation of uncovering or the obligation of covering.
The questioner : There are those who argue that she entered upon him in thin clothing, and that is not permissible, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, peace be upon you.
Another questioner : She entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in thin clothing.
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : The hadith of Asma’.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Lady Asma’.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : And there are those who argue that it is not permissible, how did she enter upon him in thin clothing? What is the answer?
The Shaykh : You have confused the matter for me. What are they saying?
The questioner : They say that she entered upon him wearing thin garments at the end of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is in the hadith that they weaken.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, what is beyond that?
The questioner : I mean, is this man correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The hadith is authentic in the aggregate of its chains.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the hadith that...
The questioner : The weakening came from this...
The Shaykh : Listen, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : You have made it clear that you hastened. The hadith in which Asma’ entered in thin clothing is the hadith that they weaken.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And we agree with them in weakening its chain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the text, which is:, this is authentic in the aggregate of its chains.
O Asma’, when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it is not permissible for her to show anything of herself except this and this—and he pointed to his face and his two hands (peace and blessings be upon him).
يا أسماء ، إذا بلغَتِ المرأةُ المحيضَ لا يحقُّ أن يظهرَ منها غير هذا وهذا - وأشار إلى وجهه وكفَّيه صلى الله عليه وسلم -The Shaykh : This hadith is authentic.
The questioner : Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, to the frustration of the fanatics.
The questioner : To the frustration.
The Shaykh : Of the fanatics who are not among the people of hadith and do not have knowledge of what is authentic and what is weak.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And yet, they weaken it without knowledge.
The questioner : Yes, so the niqab, as they claim, is a religious innovation.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Is it a religious innovation?
The Shaykh: What is it?
The questioner : The niqab.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, the niqab is not a religious innovation, but it is not obligatory...
The questioner : If the hadith is authentic.
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory, may Allah guide you. The hadith indicates the permissibility of a woman uncovering her face and her hands, and it does not indicate the obligation of uncovering or the obligation of covering.
The questioner : There are those who argue that she entered upon him in thin clothing, and that is not permissible, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Shaykh, peace be upon you.
Another questioner : She entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in thin clothing.
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : The hadith of Asma’.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Lady Asma’.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : And there are those who argue that it is not permissible, how did she enter upon him in thin clothing? What is the answer?
The Shaykh : You have confused the matter for me. What are they saying?
The questioner : They say that she entered upon him wearing thin garments at the end of the hadith.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is in the hadith that they weaken.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Well, what is beyond that?
The questioner : I mean, is this man correct, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The hadith is authentic in the aggregate of its chains.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the hadith that...
The questioner : The weakening came from this...
The Shaykh : Listen, may Allah guide you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : You have made it clear that you hastened. The hadith in which Asma’ entered in thin clothing is the hadith that they weaken.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And we agree with them in weakening its chain.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the text, which is:
When a woman reaches the age of menstruation
إذا بلغت المرأة المحيض
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