The spread of embroidered and decorated abayas and wide niqabs among women, and a word of guidance for them and their guardians
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. This says: “Your Eminence, the Shaykh, embroidered and decorated abayas and wide niqabs have spread among women, and unfortunately so. Is there a word of guidance for them and their guardians?”
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that the woman is commanded to cover herself and to avoid tabarruj (displaying her adornment), and she is commanded to have modesty. Modesty is part of faith and is a trait of women. So much so that in the proverbs, it is said of a modest man, “He is more modest than a virgin in her chamber.” She is prohibited from tabarruj with adornment. Indeed, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says, listen:[An-Nur 24:60] The elderly women who no longer hope for marriage because of their age, meaning they do not hope that anyone would want them for marriage. Allah the Exalted made it a condition for them to put on their outer garments that they not display their adornment. The meaning is , meaning the outer garment that is worn. It does not mean they take off all their clothes, because of His saying: [An-Nur 24:60] So Allah the Exalted made it a condition for the permissibility of removing the outer garment that there be no display of adornment. She is an old woman who is not desired and does not hope that anyone will marry her. How then should a young girl display her adornment? We ask Allah for guidance for everyone.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that the woman is commanded to cover herself and to avoid tabarruj (displaying her adornment), and she is commanded to have modesty. Modesty is part of faith and is a trait of women. So much so that in the proverbs, it is said of a modest man, “He is more modest than a virgin in her chamber.” She is prohibited from tabarruj with adornment. Indeed, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says, listen: