What is your opinion of those who say that the niqab has no basis in the Shari'ah and that it is excessive strictness?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have two questions.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What is the ruling on those who say that the niqab has no basis, that it is strictness and extremism, and that it is not even a virtue, but rather specific to the wives of the Prophet?
The Shaykh : Ignorance of the Sunnah.
The questioner : Ignorance of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is no evidence for that.
The Shaykh : No.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I have two questions.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. What is the ruling on those who say that the niqab has no basis, that it is strictness and extremism, and that it is not even a virtue, but rather specific to the wives of the Prophet?
The Shaykh : Ignorance of the Sunnah.
The questioner : Ignorance of the Sunnah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : There is no evidence for that.
The Shaykh : No.
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