A man married to a pious woman who wears the Shari'ah hijab, but his mother rejects her; is he obligated to obey his mother? (What is the ruling on the hijab and what is its form for it to be Shari'ah-compliant?)
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The questioner : A questioner says: May Allah the Exalted grant him a righteous wife who adheres to the Shari'ah hijab, but his mother rejects her.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : This man's mother rejects this veiled girl. He asks, what should I do? Should I obey her?
The Shaykh : Yes, first we must ask: what is the Shari'ah hijab? Because some people say the Shari'ah hijab is that the woman covers everything except the face. This is the Shari'ah hijab according to some people, and we say this is not the Shari'ah hijab. The first thing included in the Shari'ah hijab is covering the face, because the face is the center of desire in a woman.
If a man wanted to propose to a woman, he would say to the matchmaker: Yes, so-and-so, look for her feet, are they beautiful or not? Look for her hands, are they beautiful or not?
As for the face, do not look for whether it is beautiful or not, it does not matter. Does this make sense or not? Who says this? Look for her face, because the face is the point of desire and the place of temptation. O, Glorified is Allah! Can the complete Shari'ah possibly make covering the feet obligatory and revealing the face permissible? Impossible. Therefore, we say: the first thing included in the Shari'ah hijab is covering what?
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : This man's mother rejects this veiled girl. He asks, what should I do? Should I obey her?
The Shaykh : Yes, first we must ask: what is the Shari'ah hijab? Because some people say the Shari'ah hijab is that the woman covers everything except the face. This is the Shari'ah hijab according to some people, and we say this is not the Shari'ah hijab. The first thing included in the Shari'ah hijab is covering the face, because the face is the center of desire in a woman.
If a man wanted to propose to a woman, he would say to the matchmaker: Yes, so-and-so, look for her feet, are they beautiful or not? Look for her hands, are they beautiful or not?
As for the face, do not look for whether it is beautiful or not, it does not matter. Does this make sense or not? Who says this? Look for her face, because the face is the point of desire and the place of temptation. O, Glorified is Allah! Can the complete Shari'ah possibly make covering the feet obligatory and revealing the face permissible? Impossible. Therefore, we say: the first thing included in the Shari'ah hijab is covering what?