His statement: (They were veiled with their cloaks, then they returned to their homes, and no one recognized them because of the darkness) — was this before the revelation of the hijab?
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The questioner : Some scholars cited his statement: Sunan an-Nasa'i 546Sahih (Darussalam) as evidence that covering the face is not obligatory. What is the answer?
The Shaykh : The answer is that the hijab, which is covering the face, has two states: a state of permissibility and a state of prohibition. This could have been before the command regarding the hijab.
no one would recognize them because of the darkness
ما يعرفهن أحد من الغلسThe Shaykh : The answer is that the hijab, which is covering the face, has two states: a state of permissibility and a state of prohibition. This could have been before the command regarding the hijab.