The Ruling on the Hadith Permitting a Woman to Uncover Her Face and Hands
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Question:
The questioner who wrote this question is Ibrahim Abdul Aziz, an Egyptian resident of Riyadh. He says: Your Eminence! Is it permissible for women to uncover their faces and hands, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Asma! When a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it is not permissible for anyone to see of her except this and this," and he pointed to his face and his hands?
Answer:
This hadith is weak according to the scholars of knowledge; it is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The woman is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered); she must cover her face and her hands, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Al-Ahzab: 53]. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [An-Nur: 31] to the end of the verse. This mentioned hadith of Asma is weak, not authentic. Yes.
The presenter: What is the ruling on using weak hadiths as evidence, Your Eminence?
Answer: It is not permissible to use them as evidence. The proof is in the authentic hadith, or in the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner who wrote this question is Ibrahim Abdul Aziz, an Egyptian resident of Riyadh. He says: Your Eminence! Is it permissible for women to uncover their faces and hands, based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Asma! When a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it is not permissible for anyone to see of her except this and this," and he pointed to his face and his hands?
Answer:
This hadith is weak according to the scholars of knowledge; it is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The woman is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered); she must cover her face and her hands, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) 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, their fathers
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّThe presenter: What is the ruling on using weak hadiths as evidence, Your Eminence?
Answer: It is not permissible to use them as evidence. The proof is in the authentic hadith, or in the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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