When is it obligatory for a girl to cover herself?
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The questioner : A young girl.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A young girl.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : At what age does the covering of the hijab begin, I mean?
The Shaykh : Generally, when she reaches nine years of age, generally when she reaches nine years of age, she must cover herself.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the general rule. As for before that, she may not be of an age that attracts desire, or she may be of an age that attracts desire, depending on the girl's development. Perhaps she is ten years old, and we say: she does not cover herself because she is young and does not attract desire. The ruling is when the girl becomes a target for desire and looking at her, it becomes obligatory for her to cover herself. But generally, it is nine years of age. Yes, Yasar.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A young girl.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : At what age does the covering of the hijab begin, I mean?
The Shaykh : Generally, when she reaches nine years of age, generally when she reaches nine years of age, she must cover herself.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the general rule. As for before that, she may not be of an age that attracts desire, or she may be of an age that attracts desire, depending on the girl's development. Perhaps she is ten years old, and we say: she does not cover herself because she is young and does not attract desire. The ruling is when the girl becomes a target for desire and looking at her, it becomes obligatory for her to cover herself. But generally, it is nine years of age. Yes, Yasar.