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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Shari'ah-prescribed dress for women

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Question:
What is the Shari'ah standard for a woman's clothing to be considered thick, and is the common clothing we know considered part of the woman's Shari'ah-prescribed dress? I mean what we call the dress or the dishdashah. Does the jilbab mentioned in the Book of Allah the Exalted have a specific concept? We ask you to clarify this issue for us. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
People and their customs differ regarding clothing, so everyone has their own custom in clothing. It is obligatory for a woman to cover her 'awrah (the part of the body that must be covered) with the customary clothing in her country. She covers her 'awrah and covers her hair from the non-mahram (a relative one may not marry), and she covers her face from the non-mahram by any means, whether by the jilbab or otherwise. The point is that she covers her face with what is customary in their country. A Moroccan woman is not burdened with the clothing of an Eastern woman, and so on. Each woman should wear what the people of her country are accustomed to and strive to cover her 'awrah with any type of clothing so that the non-mahram does not see her. There is no dispute regarding the types of clothing, because they are customary, and every people has their own custom in clothing. Rather, she should focus on covering the 'awrah. If there is a non-mahram present, she covers her body, covers her face, and covers her hair with any type of clothing. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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