The Ruling on a Woman Uncovering Her Face in Front of Non-Mahrams
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Question:
The questioner says: Many women are lax about covering their faces. What is the ruling on this, O honorable Shaykh? And what are the scriptural proofs that clarify the covering of the face in this matter?
Answer:
A woman must know that it is obligatory for her to cover herself and avoid exposing herself, because that is a trial. The evidence for this is the saying of the Exalted and Majestic: [Al-Ahzab: 53]. This includes the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and others. And His saying, the Exalted and Majestic, regarding women: [An-Nur: 31], the verse. The face is among the greatest of adornments, so it is obligatory for her to cover her body except from those mentioned: her father, her husband, her brother, her paternal uncle, and her maternal uncle. Yes.
The questioner says: Many women are lax about covering their faces. What is the ruling on this, O honorable Shaykh? And what are the scriptural proofs that clarify the covering of the face in this matter?
Answer:
A woman must know that it is obligatory for her to cover herself and avoid exposing herself, because that is a trial. The evidence for this is the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:
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 وَقُلُوبِهِنّexcept to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنّ
Source
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