What is the ruling on the face covering for women?
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Question:
What is the legal ruling regarding the face covering? Is it an obligatory duty? And what is the ruling for one who leaves off the face covering?
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to cover her face from non-mahram men; based on the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Ahzab: 53] and His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Ahzab: 59].
And His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He): [An-Nur: 31], the verse. The face is part of the adornment, indeed one of the greatest adornments. Therefore, it is obligatory to observe hijab from non-mahram men. Yes.
What is the legal ruling regarding the face covering? Is it an obligatory duty? And what is the ruling for one who leaves off the face covering?
Answer:
It is obligatory for a woman to cover her face from non-mahram men; based on the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):
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 وَقُلُوبِهِنَّO Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلابِيبِهِنَّAnd His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He):
not expose their adornment except to their husbands
وَلا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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