What is the adornment of a woman?
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The student: ...
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know; I see no basis for this at all.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this is the opinion of the author and a group of scholars, but what is apparent to us is that adornment is what a woman adorns herself with, and it is of two types: an apparent type that cannot be avoided, which is permissible for everyone, and a hidden type that can be avoided and is not required to be displayed. This is what is not displayed except to those mentioned by Allah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : A woman does not display it; it is the type of adornment that cannot be hidden, as we said, which is that it cannot but be displayed.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Like the jilbab that Ibn Mas'ud used as an example, the jilbab and the cloak, and the like. This is something that must be displayed. The hidden type is what is usually concealed from people; for example, when a woman goes out to the market, she wears clothes other than those she wears in her house.
The student: The exception in this verse...
The Shaykh : I mean, this verse refers to displaying beauty, which is part of the hidden adornment. However, it is not the custom of believing women to display this. So all clothes that beautify, including jewelry, for example, none of this is displayed in any case. In reality, it is very difficult for people today to apply the rulings of the Shari'ah, because the issue of jewelry also comes up to us, and it is now widespread in people's homes, with a brother's wife and the like, an uncle's wife, so being cautious is difficult.
The student: ... the necklace
The Shaykh : Yes, the necklace is not displayed except to those mentioned by Allah, except to these people.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know; I see no basis for this at all.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this is the opinion of the author and a group of scholars, but what is apparent to us is that adornment is what a woman adorns herself with, and it is of two types: an apparent type that cannot be avoided, which is permissible for everyone, and a hidden type that can be avoided and is not required to be displayed. This is what is not displayed except to those mentioned by Allah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : A woman does not display it; it is the type of adornment that cannot be hidden, as we said, which is that it cannot but be displayed.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Like the jilbab that Ibn Mas'ud used as an example, the jilbab and the cloak, and the like. This is something that must be displayed. The hidden type is what is usually concealed from people; for example, when a woman goes out to the market, she wears clothes other than those she wears in her house.
The student: The exception in this verse...
The Shaykh : I mean, this verse refers to displaying beauty, which is part of the hidden adornment. However, it is not the custom of believing women to display this. So all clothes that beautify, including jewelry, for example, none of this is displayed in any case. In reality, it is very difficult for people today to apply the rulings of the Shari'ah, because the issue of jewelry also comes up to us, and it is now widespread in people's homes, with a brother's wife and the like, an uncle's wife, so being cautious is difficult.
The student: ... the necklace
The Shaykh : Yes, the necklace is not displayed except to those mentioned by Allah, except to these people.