The Description of Islamic Hijab
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The question: Also, in her final question, she says: I request clarification regarding Islamic hijab. Was the woman commanded to cover her face, or does she veil her head, hands, and feet while her face remains uncovered?
The answer: Islamic hijab, as it appears in the Shari'ah, is that she covers her face and her entire body in the presence of non-mahram men. As for in her home, in the presence of her mahrams, her sisters, and other women, there is no harm in uncovering her face, hands, and feet; there is no blame. Even her head, according to the correct view, there is no harm in uncovering it in the presence of her mahrams. However, in the presence of non-mahrams, she must not uncover it, because it is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) and a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). For this reason, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab: 53]. This is a general statement. Then, the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab: 53]. Thus, hijab is purer for the hearts of all and safer for both men and women. Likewise, His saying, the Exalted: [An-Nur: 31]. The greatest of adornment is the face, so it is obligatory to cover it from a non-mahram, such as her brother-in-law (her husband's brother) or her sister-in-law (her husband's sister), and the like. This is because they are not mahrams but rather non-mahrams. She covers it from them just as she covers it from the rest of non-mahrams, such as her paternal cousin, her maternal cousin, and her neighbors. Yes.
The answer: Islamic hijab, as it appears in the Shari'ah, is that she covers her face and her entire body in the presence of non-mahram men. As for in her home, in the presence of her mahrams, her sisters, and other women, there is no harm in uncovering her face, hands, and feet; there is no blame. Even her head, according to the correct view, there is no harm in uncovering it in the presence of her mahrams. However, in the presence of non-mahrams, she must not uncover it, because it is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered) and a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:
And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition
وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍThat is purer for your hearts and their hearts
ذَلِكُمْ أَطْهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمْ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّexcept to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ
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