Is it permissible for a woman to remember Allah (Mighty and Majestic) while not wearing a head covering?
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The questioner: And they argued for this based on the action of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) when ... .
The Shaykh: This is not valid, this is not valid. It came in the Seerah of Ibn Hisham.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: With a defective chain of narration.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: After that, you have the noble verse:[Ali 'Imran 3:191].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no restriction, meaning, in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: But some scholars may, by way of analogy, opinion, and independent legal reasoning, recommend matters regarding this being the word of Allah, and it should be respected, honored, and treated with reverence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And they bring up matters of etiquette, and over time these etiquettes become as if they are obligatory.
The questioner: Obligatory, yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed; therefore, there is no blame on a woman for remembering Allah (Mighty and Majestic) while not wearing a head covering.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: This is not valid, this is not valid. It came in the Seerah of Ibn Hisham.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: With a defective chain of narration.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: After that, you have the noble verse:
Who remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides
الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَى جُنُوبِهِمْThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no restriction, meaning, in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: But some scholars may, by way of analogy, opinion, and independent legal reasoning, recommend matters regarding this being the word of Allah, and it should be respected, honored, and treated with reverence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And they bring up matters of etiquette, and over time these etiquettes become as if they are obligatory.
The questioner: Obligatory, yes.
The Shaykh: Yes, indeed; therefore, there is no blame on a woman for remembering Allah (Mighty and Majestic) while not wearing a head covering.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: And you as well, if Allah wills.
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