How should one advise a woman who exposes her face?
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Question:
If a woman exposes her face to some non-mahram men, should she be rebuked? They claim to follow some of the scholars' opinions, saying that the issue of exposing the face is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and so on. Should she be rebuked?
Answer:
From the perspective of giving advice.
Q: I mean, they say we follow the opinion of so-and-so?
A: Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said: [Al-Ahzab:53] and He said: [An-Nur:31]. The face is the greatest of adornments!
Q: Should they be rebuked?
A: Yes, they should be rebuked, but with gentleness, not harshness, and with advice.
Q: Regarding the disagreement about covering the face for women, which is the stronger position: covering or the disagreement?
A: The stronger position is hijab, based on the explicit text of the Qur'an.
Q: Regarding the exposure, is this Qur'anic text abrogated, or what is said about it?
A: The Qur'an makes it clear that hijab is obligatory. Initially, women were permitted to expose themselves, then Allah prohibited that. That was abrogated; the exposure was abrogated, and the hijab remained.
Q: Is the covering obligatory?
A: Yes.
If a woman exposes her face to some non-mahram men, should she be rebuked? They claim to follow some of the scholars' opinions, saying that the issue of exposing the face is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and so on. Should she be rebuked?
Answer:
From the perspective of giving advice.
Q: I mean, they say we follow the opinion of so-and-so?
A: Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said:
And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّnot expose their adornment except to their husbands
وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّQ: Should they be rebuked?
A: Yes, they should be rebuked, but with gentleness, not harshness, and with advice.
Q: Regarding the disagreement about covering the face for women, which is the stronger position: covering or the disagreement?
A: The stronger position is hijab, based on the explicit text of the Qur'an.
Q: Regarding the exposure, is this Qur'anic text abrogated, or what is said about it?
A: The Qur'an makes it clear that hijab is obligatory. Initially, women were permitted to expose themselves, then Allah prohibited that. That was abrogated; the exposure was abrogated, and the hijab remained.
Q: Is the covering obligatory?
A: Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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