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Color of Hijaab should not attract attention
I know that color is not a condition of the hijab. However, if a person compliments a hijabi on her color/style of choice while she is wearing a simple and modest dress that meets all other conditions of hijab except that it is not black and perhaps it is a color that suits that person's skin colour, then does that mean that the hijab is an attractive.. More
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Wearing hijaab on sensitive scalp
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a sister who has a problem with her hair scalp. She began to wear the hijab 3-4 years ago. When she began to wear it, she developed red spots on her scalp. She went to 7 doctors, and all of them ignore what caused her scalp to be like this.They told her to change her diet and to change the material of her hijab, but no change.. More
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Extent of woman's hijaab at home if windows are kept open
Assalaamu alaykum. I am from Bangladesh. In my county, most of the people cannot afford an air conditioning system at home. So we need to keep the windows open, especially in the summer. Now, a woman does not wear the hijab in her home, but as the window is open, men from other houses can see her without her hijab. My question is, will she be sinful.. More
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Two reports from Ibn ‘Abbaas about Niqaab
I was wondering; regarding the face veil, I read two reports from Ibn ‘Abbaas:
Imam Ibn Katheer wrote in the preface of his Tafseer, "If we are unable to find a suitable Tafseer (exegesis) in the Quran or in the Sunnah, we go to the opinions of the Companions, for it is certain that they knew the Quran better than anyone else due to their knowledge.. More
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Woman covering face only when Fitnah is feared
I am a 40-year-old average-looking Indian woman who wears the full hijab with conservative, modest clothing. I usually, but not always, wear abayas. I do not wear the niqab and believe that it is not obligatory but rather highly recommended and commendable. However, due to some personal reasons, I am not able to wear it yet. Nevertheless, when I face.. More
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No authentic evidence that slave women used to walk around bare-breasted
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a revert to Islam, praise be to Allah. However, I have heard about an issue which troubles me. The issue is regarding slave women walking around bare-breasted in Madinah in the time of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. This is also mentioned by Hamza Yusuf in one of his talks as he mentions a fact. Please provide insight.. More
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Procrastination in wearing hijaab
I converted to Islam one year ago. Since then, I have stopped drinking alcohol, started praying, started studying, and done many more things. My husband is angry about the fact that I do not wear a hijab yet. I want to wear the hijab, but I need some time to mentally prepare for that. He does not accept it and tells me that I am not honest in my faith.. More
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Wearing niqaab in one country but not in another
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a Muslim who lives in Egypt and wears the hijbab. Recently, my father has moved to work in Saudia Arabia, where I go to visit him. Upon going there, my father insisted on me wearing the niqab there although he did not ask me to wear it back in egypt. I told him that I do not want to wear the niqab and that if it were an obligation.. More
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Concealing non-Arab identity to gain respect
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I am a non-Arab woman, but I try not to reveal that I am non-Arab when I fear that if I reveal that, by speaking English or Urdu, or by my dress, etc., I maybe mistreated, abused, disrespected, made fun of, or being flirted with, by men. I have lived life with these experiences, and I hesistate.. More
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Woman not obliged to cover hair detached from her head
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykhs. If a woman's hair has fallen from her head or has been cut off, will she be sinful if a non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin) looks at that hair of her? For example, that which is cut off at the completion of ‘Umrah or what falls off the head and sticks to the abaya, gloves, etc., should.. More
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Black color is not condition in clothes of Muslim women
It is not a condition for the hijab to be black. Please give the authentic hadith that proves that women wore colours and not just black during the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,and that there is no obligation to wear black at all times. I prefer all the hadiths with references in one mail for easy reference and to tell others... More
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Age of boys woman is required to cover head in front of
I am an expatriate 15-year-old girl. This summer, I traveled to my home country to spend some time with my family members with whom we regularly gather. I am veiled (wearing the face cover) and I even used to wear the veil before young boys. However, I once sat with my hair uncovered while wearing pants in front of my 11-year-old cousin's son. Is this.. More
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Wearing a dress above knee with stockings
I bought a short dress that reaches above the knee and want to wear long stockings in order to cover the parts of the legs that are not covered by the dress. Is it permissible to wear this?
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Woman wearing immodest clothes in front of her brothers
Some male youths are annoyed because their sisters wear very tight clothes before them at home and do not observe modesty. What is the Sharee'ah ruling on looking at sisters who do this?
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Hijab obligatory for married and single women
Is taking off the khimar or Hijab permissible or forbidden for women who observe all other religious regulations? It is a tradition in the area in which I live that only married women wear a khimar, and I am still a girl.
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