Also, he asks about the ruling on women displaying their adornment (tabarruj) and what consequences follow from it. And naturally, the question has a remainder. He says that some of the Egyptian brothers state that the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The questioner : Also, he asks about the ruling on women displaying their adornment (tabarruj) and what consequences follow from it. And naturally, the question has a remainder. He says that some of the Egyptian brothers state that the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) They say no, the basis of the hadith is without "in prayer"?
The Shaykh : Yes, we say: The display of adornment (tabarruj) by a woman is forbidden (haram) because it is obligatory (wajib) for her to cover herself and not expose herself to fitnah (trial/temptation).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 2128 And tabarruj is undoubtedly a deviation from the truth and a cause for people to deviate from the truth and to be tempted by them, so it is forbidden (haram). But is showing the face and hands part of tabarruj or not? This is a point of disagreement among the scholars, and the correct view is that it is part of tabarruj, because one of the most effective means of fitnah is the exposure of the face and hands.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For the soul’s attachment to the face is stronger than its attachment to any other limb or any part of the body. And if those who permit the exposure of the face and hands prevent the exposure of the feet and lower legs, then we say to them that showing the face and hands is a stronger cause of fitnah and attraction to the woman than showing the lower legs.
Therefore, the correct view among the opinions of the scholars is the one chosen by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, which is the madhhab of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), that it is not permissible (la yajuz) for a woman to show her face and hands. In fact, this is the well-known view among the later Shafi'is, as in their book "Al-Iqna'" in explaining the terms of Abu Shuja'. Indeed, some people like Ibn Ghulayyan have reported the consensus (ijma') of the Muslims on the obligation (wajib) of covering the face and hands in these times. He said that in his time, so how about our time, when people have become weak in faith, except for whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) wills.
Then, the matter is no longer limited to the face and hands among those who permit their women to expose their faces and hands. Rather, the matter has extended to showing the head or part of it, showing the neck, showing the upper chest, and showing part of the arms. And they have failed to control the women in this matter. For this reason, the correct view without doubt is that it is obligatory (wajib) for a woman to cover her face from those who are not her mahram (close relatives).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His other question asks: What is the ruling on divorce without a reason?
The Shaykh : And before we answer this second question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say that the strongest argument these people have used is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nur 24:31] And what is narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to Asma bint Abi Bakr: Mishkat al-Masabih 4372 And in reality, they have no evidence in that. As for the verse, his saying: [An-Nur 24:31] is an exception to his saying: [An-Nur 24:31].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And adornment (zina) is not the limbs or the body, but adornment is the clothing, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:26] [Al-A'raf 7:32] So the adornment of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is what Allah the Exalted has provided them from these garments with which they adorn themselves. So his saying: [An-Nur 24:31] means the clothing, i.e., they do not show the hidden clothing that has become customary to cover because it is beautiful. As for what appears of it, like the abaya and the cloak, as Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, there is no blame on them in that.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And as for the hadith, it is weak (da'if) due to the disconnection of its chain (sanad) and the weakness of some of its narrators, so it is not a proof in this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The woman is entirely an awrah except her face in prayer
المرأة كلها عورة إلا وجهها في الصلاةThe woman is entirely an awrah except her face
المرأة كلها عورة إلا وجههاThe Shaykh : Yes, we say: The display of adornment (tabarruj) by a woman is forbidden (haram) because it is obligatory (wajib) for her to cover herself and not expose herself to fitnah (trial/temptation).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Two are the types of the denizens of Hell whom I did not see: people having flogs like the tails of the ox with them and they would be beating people, and the women who would be dressed but appear to be naked, who would be inclined (to evil) and make their husbands incline towards it. Their heads would be like the humps of the bukht camel inclined to one side. They will not enter Paradise and they would not smell its odour whereas its odour would be smelt from such and such distance.
صنفان من أهل النار لم أرهما بعد: قوم معهم سياط يضربون بها الناس، ونساء كاسيات عاريات مائلات مميلات، لا يدخلن الجنة ولا يجدن ريحها، وإن ريحها ليوجد من مسيرة كذا وكذاThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For the soul’s attachment to the face is stronger than its attachment to any other limb or any part of the body. And if those who permit the exposure of the face and hands prevent the exposure of the feet and lower legs, then we say to them that showing the face and hands is a stronger cause of fitnah and attraction to the woman than showing the lower legs.
Therefore, the correct view among the opinions of the scholars is the one chosen by Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, which is the madhhab of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), that it is not permissible (la yajuz) for a woman to show her face and hands. In fact, this is the well-known view among the later Shafi'is, as in their book "Al-Iqna'" in explaining the terms of Abu Shuja'. Indeed, some people like Ibn Ghulayyan have reported the consensus (ijma') of the Muslims on the obligation (wajib) of covering the face and hands in these times. He said that in his time, so how about our time, when people have become weak in faith, except for whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) wills.
Then, the matter is no longer limited to the face and hands among those who permit their women to expose their faces and hands. Rather, the matter has extended to showing the head or part of it, showing the neck, showing the upper chest, and showing part of the arms. And they have failed to control the women in this matter. For this reason, the correct view without doubt is that it is obligatory (wajib) for a woman to cover her face from those who are not her mahram (close relatives).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His other question asks: What is the ruling on divorce without a reason?
The Shaykh : And before we answer this second question.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I say that the strongest argument these people have used is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَاWhen a woman is old enough to menstruate, Asma’, it is not right that any part of her should be seen but this and this,” pointing to his face and his hands.
إن المرأة إذا بلغت سن المحيض لا يصلح أن يُرى منها إلا هذا وهذا، وأشار إلى وجهه وكفيهexcept that which [necessarily] appears thereof
إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَاnot expose their adornment
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And adornment (zina) is not the limbs or the body, but adornment is the clothing, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allah that perhaps they will remember.
يَا بَنِي ءادَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْءاتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَى ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ ذَلِكَ مِنْ ءايَاتِ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَSay, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?"
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِnot expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَاThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And as for the hadith, it is weak (da'if) due to the disconnection of its chain (sanad) and the weakness of some of its narrators, so it is not a proof in this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.