What is permissible for a woman to reveal in front of other women?
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Question:
A Muslim sister wears a garment that covers the entire body, which is not transparent, and she wears an abaya that also covers the entire garment down to the ground, and it is closed at the front, as well as a face covering. Is it permissible for her to remove only the abaya when she visits some Muslim women? What is the ruling? And what is the evidence?
Answer:
There is no doubt that a woman is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered), and she must observe hijab (the covering prescribed for women) from men who are not mahram (a relative one may not marry). However, if she visits women, there is nothing wrong with it; because it is not obligatory for her to observe hijab from women, but rather she observes hijab from men. So if she visits women and takes off her abaya, there is nothing wrong with it and no blame on her. Allah said: [Al-Ahzab: 53], and He said: [An-Nur 24:31] until He said: [An-Nur: 31]. So displaying adornment to women is not a problem, and there is no blame in that.
A Muslim sister wears a garment that covers the entire body, which is not transparent, and she wears an abaya that also covers the entire garment down to the ground, and it is closed at the front, as well as a face covering. Is it permissible for her to remove only the abaya when she visits some Muslim women? What is the ruling? And what is the evidence?
Answer:
There is no doubt that a woman is an awrah (part of the body that must be covered), and she must observe hijab (the covering prescribed for women) from men who are not mahram (a relative one may not marry). However, if she visits women, there is nothing wrong with it; because it is not obligatory for her to observe hijab from women, but rather she observes hijab from men. So if she visits women and takes off her abaya, there is nothing wrong with it and no blame on her. Allah 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
وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّOr their women
أَوْ نِسَائِهِنَّ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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