What is your response to the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, who issued a fatwa stating that the face covering for women is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and has no basis in Islam?
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The questioner : If you please, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in our country, the group of Hassan al-Banna, issued a fatwa stating that the face covering, meaning the niqab, is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and has no basis in Islam. What is your response to this?
The Shaykh : This statement is a lie. It is not a religious innovation (bid'ah), but rather a recommended practice (sunnah). My book is titled: "The Hijab of the Muslim Woman."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is explicit in clarifying that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in our country, the group of Hassan al-Banna, issued a fatwa stating that the face covering, meaning the niqab, is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and has no basis in Islam. What is your response to this?
The Shaykh : This statement is a lie. It is not a religious innovation (bid'ah), but rather a recommended practice (sunnah). My book is titled: "The Hijab of the Muslim Woman."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is explicit in clarifying that.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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