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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Are non-Muslim women obligated to wear hijab in Muslim countries?

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The questioner : Well, I mean, Shaykh, we have some women from foreign communities who are in the markets wearing the indecent clothes of the disbelievers, or they are on the beaches and such wearing revealing clothes.
The Shaykh : Shall I repeat the question?

Another questioner: Her festival.

The questioner : So we are in the markets and these women come in their sinful clothes, down to the knee and such, with their hair uncovered and such; are these non-Muslim women obligated to wear hijab because we order them to wear hijab, to cover themselves, to cover her hair and body with a jilbab and such; are these women obligated to something as long as ...?

The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
The Shaykh : In my opinion, first of all, you cannot order anything = -- and peace and mercy of Allah be upon you -- = because the high policy is not with you. If there were a ruling of the Shari'ah, conditions would have been established to prevent non-Muslim women from entering those countries in order to preserve the morals of the Muslim youth. And if the Muslim ruler, and not the "one in authority" as they say; if the Muslim ruler sees a benefit for the Muslim people in allowing some non-Muslim women to enter the abode of Islam, it is obligatory for him to establish conditions, conditions that allow them to enter the lands of Islam.

The questioner : But, our Shaykh.

Another questioner : But men are also prevented.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, the disbelievers are the ones preventing us.

The Shaykh : ... the first one, if Allah wills, will be realized, so if these conditions are established by the high policy to be implemented ... here we allow this, and this is a great matter, a very great matter, and very, very regrettable; because the body for enjoining good and forbidding evil is in one place and the high policy is in another place. So I want to say: if the body for enjoining good and forbidding evil is given executive power, when you see a woman in the streets of Jeddah walking in a state of tabarruj (displaying her adornment), you do not impose a jilbab on her. Where would she get a jilbab? And how would she prepare to wear the jilbab before being given a strict warning that it is obligatory for her, if she enters these lands, to adhere to a specific dress code? We do not say that she must wear the Shari'ah jilbab; because it is necessary that the non-Muslim woman be distinguished from the Muslim woman in her clothing. We read in some of the conditions of previous Muslim rulers regarding the People of the Book that they used to impose on women to expose part of their calves; because this does not contain the corruption that is feared for the Muslim people as is ... .
Abu Malik : Signs.

The Shaykh : Especially in that time when the Muslims were holding fast to Islamic etiquette, but it will never be allowed for this non-Muslim woman to walk in the streets of Muslims while she is strutting, swaying, and displaying her adornment, corrupting the Muslim youth around her ... .

Another questioner : Please proceed.
Abu Malik : We will complete the answer later.

Another questioner : Please proceed.

The Shaykh : Please proceed.

Another questioner : Welcome.
Source www.al-albany.com

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