Is it permissible for a woman to be uncovered in the head and wearing a half-sleeved garment among women and her mahrams?
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The questioner : ... meaning, to add clarification to the previous question: Is it permissible for a woman to be uncovered in the head and wearing a half-sleeved garment, which reaches to the middle of the leg, for example, among her women and her mahrams?
The Shaykh : The answer is, as we mentioned earlier, and briefly, it is permissible, as long as she does not expose anything other than the places of adornment. It is permissible to expose the arms, and the place of the earrings is also permissible.
The questioner : And the head?
The Shaykh : And the head as well, there is no doubt it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not, meaning, it is not obligatory for a woman to be severe with herself. Allah has made things easy for her, as came in the authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered one day upon Fatimah while she was lying on her bed, and with him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a slave of hers, so she hurried to cover herself, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
Therefore, it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her entire body in front of her Muslim sister. It is permissible for her to expose what Allah has permitted her to expose. It is not obligatory, rather it is not permissible for her to be severe with herself, because the matter is, as they say, "Excessive tightness leads to looseness." Yes, please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : The answer is, as we mentioned earlier, and briefly, it is permissible, as long as she does not expose anything other than the places of adornment. It is permissible to expose the arms, and the place of the earrings is also permissible.
The questioner : And the head?
The Shaykh : And the head as well, there is no doubt it is permissible.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not, meaning, it is not obligatory for a woman to be severe with herself. Allah has made things easy for her, as came in the authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered one day upon Fatimah while she was lying on her bed, and with him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a slave of hers, so she hurried to cover herself, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
O my daughter, there is no harm to you; it is only your father and your slave.
يا ابنتي لا بأس عليك إنما هو أبوك وغلامكTherefore, it is not obligatory for a woman to cover her entire body in front of her Muslim sister. It is permissible for her to expose what Allah has permitted her to expose. It is not obligatory, rather it is not permissible for her to be severe with herself, because the matter is, as they say, "Excessive tightness leads to looseness." Yes, please, go ahead.
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