Praise be to Allah.
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Hijab is an Arabic word that describes the Muslim woman's entire dress code, which includes a veil and whatever else is needed to cover everything except the face and hands. It is adopted at puberty - an age when, according to Islam, people become accountable for their actions.
The term Hijab includes not only dress and the covering of the body, but also the methods of behaviour that one has before members of the same and/or opposite sex, promoting privacy for females and prohibiting loose intermingling between males and females; it is, therefore, an encouragement of modesty, decency, and chastity.
The conditions of hijaab:.
1. The dress worn in public must cover all the body apart from whatever has been exempted.
Allah Says (what means): “And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not display their adornment [Zeenah] except only that which [ordinarily] appears thereof and to draw their headcovers [Khumur] over their chests and not display their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their female slaves, their women [i.e., their sisters in Islam], or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O Believers, in order that you might succeed." [Quran 24:31]
The word Zeenah in the above verse literally means adornment, and includes both:
(a) That which Allah has adorned (i.e., the woman’s natural and/or physical beauty), and,
(b) That with which they adorn themselves (i.e., jewellery, eye shadow, attractive clothing, hand dye, etc). The word 'Khumur' (pl. of 'Khimaar') refers to a cloth that covers the head (including the ears), hair, neck and bosom.
Allaah says (what means):
O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer:
Ibn Masood said: such as the cloak and robe, i.e., what the women of the Arabs used to wear, an outer garment which covered whatever the woman was wearing, except for whatever appeared from beneath the outer garment. There is no sin on a woman with regard to this because it is impossible to conceal it.
2. It should not be an adornment in and of itself.
Allaah says in Soorat al-Ahzaab (what means):
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance [Al-Ahzaab 33:33].
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There are three, do not ask me about them: a man who leaves the jamaaah, disobeys his leader and dies disobedient; a female or male slave who runs away then dies; and a woman whose husband is absent and left her with everything she needs, and after he left she made a wanton display of herself. Do not ask about them.
(Narrated by al-Haakim, 1/119; Ahmad, 6/19. Its isnaad in al-Adab al-Mufrad).
3. It should be thick and not transparent or see-thru so as not to display the skin colour and form of the body beneath it. Delicate or transparent clothing does not constitute a proper covering.
Transparent or see-thru clothing makes a woman more tempting and beautiful. Imaam Al-Qurtubi reported a narration from ‘Aa’ishah that some women from the tribe of Banu Tameem came to see her wearing transparent clothing. ‘Aa’ishah said to them: "If you are believing women, these are not the clothes of believing women.” He also reported that on another occasion, a bride came to see her wearing a sheer, transparent Khimaar, whereupon ‘Aa’ishah remarked: “A woman who wears such clothing does not believe in Soorah An-Noor (i.e., the chapter in the Quran that contains the abovementioned verse regarding the Hijab)." Moreover, the following Hadeeth makes this point graphically clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: During the last days of my ummah there will be women who are clothed but naked, with something on their heads like the humps of camels. Curse them, for they are cursed. Another hadeeth adds: They will not enter Paradise or even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be detected from such and such a distance. -Narrated by Muslim.
Ibn Abd al-Barr said: what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) meant was women who wear clothes made of light fabric which describes and does not cover. They are clothed in name but naked in reality.
Transmitted by al-Suyooti in Tanweer al-Hawaalik, 3/103.
4. It should be loose, not tight so that it describes any part of the body. The purpose of clothing is to prevent fitnah (temptation), and this can only be achieved if clothes are wide and loose. Tight clothes, even if they conceal the colour of the skin, still describe the size and shape of the body or part of it, and create a vivid image in the minds of men. The corruption or invitation to corruption that is inherent in that is quite obvious. So the clothes must be wide. Usaamah ibn Zayd said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave me a thick Egyptian garment that was one of the gifts given to him by Duhyat al-Kalbi, and I gave it to my wife to wear. He said, Why do I not see you wearing that Egyptian garment? I said, I gave it to my wife to wear. He said, Tell her to wear a gown underneath it, for I am afraid that it may describe the size of her bones. -Al-Ahaadeeth al-Mukhtaarah 1/442.
5. The clothing of a Muslim woman must not resemble the clothing of men
The Prophet cursed the man who wears women’s clothes and the woman who wears men’s clothes. [Abu Daawood and Ibn Maajah]
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: They are not part of us, the women who imitate men and the men who imitate women.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed effeminate men and masculine women. He said: Throw them out of your houses. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) expelled so and so, and Umar expelled so and so. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There are three who will not enter Paradise and Allaah will not even look at them on the Day of Resurrection: one who disobeys his parents, a woman who imitates men, and the duyooth (cuckold, weak man who feels no jealousy over his womenfolk).
It was said to Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), What if a woman wears (mens) sandals? She said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed women who act like men.
These ahaadeeth clearly indicate that it is forbidden for women to imitate men and vice versa, This usually includes dress and other matters, apart from the first hadeeth quoted above, which refers to dress only.
Abu Dawood said, in Masaail al-Imaam Ahmad (p. 261): I heard Ahmad being asked about a man who dresses his slave woman in a tunic. He said, Do not clothe her in mens garments, do not make her look like a man. Abu Dawood said: I said to Ahmad, Can he give her bachelor sandals to wear? He said, No, unless she wears them to do wudoo. I said, What about for beauty? He said, No. I said, Can he cut her hair short? He said, No.
6. Clothing must not resemble the dress of kaafir women
This is a general ruling of the Sharee’ah which encompasses not only dress but also matters such as manners, customs, religious practices and festivities, transactions, etc. ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Al-’Aas said: "The Prophet once saw me wearing two saffron coloured garments, so he said: “Indeed, these are clothes of 'Kuffaar' (unbelievers), so do not wear them.” [Muslim]
7. It should not be a garment of fame and vanity.
The woman’s dress must not be an expression of ostentation, vanity or a status symbol by being excessively showy or expensive, nor must it be excessively tattered so as to gain admiration and fame for being extremely humble. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever dresses for ostentation in this world, Allah will dress that person in a dress of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection, and then set it on fire.” [Abu Daawood]
8. It should not be perfumed with bakhoor or fragrance.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Any woman who puts on perfume then passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, is an adulteress.
Zaynab al-Thaqafiyyah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: If any one of you (women) goes out to the mosque, let her not touch any perfume.
Abu Hurayrah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Any woman who has scented herself with bakhoor (incense), let her not attend Ishaa prayers with us.
Moosa ibn Yassaar said that a woman passed by Abu Hurayrah and her scent was overpowering. He said, O female slave of al-Jabbaar, are you going to the mosque? She said, Yes, He said, And have you put on perfume because of that? She said, Yes. He said, Go back and wash yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: If a woman comes out to the mosque and her fragrance is overpowering, Allaah will not accept any prayer from her until she goes home and washes herself.
These ahaadeeth are general in implication. Just as the prohibition covers perfume applied to the body, it also covers perfume applied to the clothes, especially in the third hadeeth, where bakhoor (incense) is mentioned, because incense is used specifically to perfume the clothes.
The reason for this prohibition is quite clear, which is that womens fragrance may cause undue provocation of desires. The scholars also included other things under this heading of things to be avoided by women who want to go to the mosque, such as beautiful clothes, jewellery that can be seen, excessive adornments and mingling with men. See Fath al-Baari, 2/279.
Ibn Daqeeq al-Eed said:
This indicates that it is forbidden for a woman who wants to go to the mosque to wear perfume, because this causes provocation of mens desires. This was reported by al-Manaawi in Fayd al-Qadeer, in the commentary on the first hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah quoted above.
9. Colour, Appearance and Demeanour
Allah Says (what means): “O wives of the Prophet! You are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech." [Quran: 33:32]
The reason for the revelation of this verse was not due to the fear of distrust or misbehaviour on the part of the women, but rather to prevent them from speaking invitingly, walking seductively, or dressing revealingly so as to arouse sexual desire in the heart of lecherous and evil men. Seductive dressing and enticing speech are the characteristics of ill-intentioned women, not Muslims. Imaam Al-Qurtubi mentioned that Mujaahid said: "Women (before the advent of Islam) would walk about among men." Qataadah said: "The women (at that time) would wear an untied cloth on their heads, while provocatively toying with their necklaces, earrings, and other ornamental jewellery."
https://islamqa.info/en/6991
https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/135432/hijab-definition-and-conditions
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Mahram relatives of a woman are as follows: Father, grandfather, maternal grandfather (up to above), son, grandson (to below), brother, nephew (bhatija and bhanja), foster-brother, father-in-law etc.
And the mahram of a man are as follows: Mother, grandmother, maternal grandmother (up to above), daughter, granddaughter, niece (to below), sister, khala, phuphi, foster sister, mother-in-law etc.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/34883
.
It is not allowed to chat online with non-mehram.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Others/14349
.
In normal conditions, a woman should not do a job. But, if there is no male earning member or the husband's earnings do not suffice then she can go for a work provided she protects her chastity and observes hijab. If the work requires her to go out of home she can go out with the permission of her guardian.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Womens-Issues/1044
.
It is unlawful for Muslim women to do job in government or private institutions where men and women work together and women have to talk with men frankly and without veil.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Womens-Issues/21031
.
And Allaah knows best.
.
Hijab is an Arabic word that describes the Muslim woman's entire dress code, which includes a veil and whatever else is needed to cover everything except the face and hands. It is adopted at puberty - an age when, according to Islam, people become accountable for their actions.
The term Hijab includes not only dress and the covering of the body, but also the methods of behaviour that one has before members of the same and/or opposite sex, promoting privacy for females and prohibiting loose intermingling between males and females; it is, therefore, an encouragement of modesty, decency, and chastity.
The conditions of hijaab:.
1. The dress worn in public must cover all the body apart from whatever has been exempted.
Allah Says (what means): “And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not display their adornment [Zeenah] except only that which [ordinarily] appears thereof and to draw their headcovers [Khumur] over their chests and not display their adornment [i.e., beauty] except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their female slaves, their women [i.e., their sisters in Islam], or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O Believers, in order that you might succeed." [Quran 24:31]
The word Zeenah in the above verse literally means adornment, and includes both:
(a) That which Allah has adorned (i.e., the woman’s natural and/or physical beauty), and,
(b) That with which they adorn themselves (i.e., jewellery, eye shadow, attractive clothing, hand dye, etc). The word 'Khumur' (pl. of 'Khimaar') refers to a cloth that covers the head (including the ears), hair, neck and bosom.
Allaah says (what means):
O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allaah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer:
Ibn Masood said: such as the cloak and robe, i.e., what the women of the Arabs used to wear, an outer garment which covered whatever the woman was wearing, except for whatever appeared from beneath the outer garment. There is no sin on a woman with regard to this because it is impossible to conceal it.
2. It should not be an adornment in and of itself.
Allaah says in Soorat al-Ahzaab (what means):
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance [Al-Ahzaab 33:33].
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There are three, do not ask me about them: a man who leaves the jamaaah, disobeys his leader and dies disobedient; a female or male slave who runs away then dies; and a woman whose husband is absent and left her with everything she needs, and after he left she made a wanton display of herself. Do not ask about them.
(Narrated by al-Haakim, 1/119; Ahmad, 6/19. Its isnaad in al-Adab al-Mufrad).
3. It should be thick and not transparent or see-thru so as not to display the skin colour and form of the body beneath it. Delicate or transparent clothing does not constitute a proper covering.
Transparent or see-thru clothing makes a woman more tempting and beautiful. Imaam Al-Qurtubi reported a narration from ‘Aa’ishah that some women from the tribe of Banu Tameem came to see her wearing transparent clothing. ‘Aa’ishah said to them: "If you are believing women, these are not the clothes of believing women.” He also reported that on another occasion, a bride came to see her wearing a sheer, transparent Khimaar, whereupon ‘Aa’ishah remarked: “A woman who wears such clothing does not believe in Soorah An-Noor (i.e., the chapter in the Quran that contains the abovementioned verse regarding the Hijab)." Moreover, the following Hadeeth makes this point graphically clear. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: During the last days of my ummah there will be women who are clothed but naked, with something on their heads like the humps of camels. Curse them, for they are cursed. Another hadeeth adds: They will not enter Paradise or even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be detected from such and such a distance. -Narrated by Muslim.
Ibn Abd al-Barr said: what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) meant was women who wear clothes made of light fabric which describes and does not cover. They are clothed in name but naked in reality.
Transmitted by al-Suyooti in Tanweer al-Hawaalik, 3/103.
4. It should be loose, not tight so that it describes any part of the body. The purpose of clothing is to prevent fitnah (temptation), and this can only be achieved if clothes are wide and loose. Tight clothes, even if they conceal the colour of the skin, still describe the size and shape of the body or part of it, and create a vivid image in the minds of men. The corruption or invitation to corruption that is inherent in that is quite obvious. So the clothes must be wide. Usaamah ibn Zayd said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave me a thick Egyptian garment that was one of the gifts given to him by Duhyat al-Kalbi, and I gave it to my wife to wear. He said, Why do I not see you wearing that Egyptian garment? I said, I gave it to my wife to wear. He said, Tell her to wear a gown underneath it, for I am afraid that it may describe the size of her bones. -Al-Ahaadeeth al-Mukhtaarah 1/442.
5. The clothing of a Muslim woman must not resemble the clothing of men
The Prophet cursed the man who wears women’s clothes and the woman who wears men’s clothes. [Abu Daawood and Ibn Maajah]
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: They are not part of us, the women who imitate men and the men who imitate women.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed effeminate men and masculine women. He said: Throw them out of your houses. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) expelled so and so, and Umar expelled so and so. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed men who imitate women and women who imitate men.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: There are three who will not enter Paradise and Allaah will not even look at them on the Day of Resurrection: one who disobeys his parents, a woman who imitates men, and the duyooth (cuckold, weak man who feels no jealousy over his womenfolk).
It was said to Aaishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), What if a woman wears (mens) sandals? She said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed women who act like men.
These ahaadeeth clearly indicate that it is forbidden for women to imitate men and vice versa, This usually includes dress and other matters, apart from the first hadeeth quoted above, which refers to dress only.
Abu Dawood said, in Masaail al-Imaam Ahmad (p. 261): I heard Ahmad being asked about a man who dresses his slave woman in a tunic. He said, Do not clothe her in mens garments, do not make her look like a man. Abu Dawood said: I said to Ahmad, Can he give her bachelor sandals to wear? He said, No, unless she wears them to do wudoo. I said, What about for beauty? He said, No. I said, Can he cut her hair short? He said, No.
6. Clothing must not resemble the dress of kaafir women
This is a general ruling of the Sharee’ah which encompasses not only dress but also matters such as manners, customs, religious practices and festivities, transactions, etc. ‘Abdullaah bin ‘Amr bin Al-’Aas said: "The Prophet once saw me wearing two saffron coloured garments, so he said: “Indeed, these are clothes of 'Kuffaar' (unbelievers), so do not wear them.” [Muslim]
7. It should not be a garment of fame and vanity.
The woman’s dress must not be an expression of ostentation, vanity or a status symbol by being excessively showy or expensive, nor must it be excessively tattered so as to gain admiration and fame for being extremely humble. Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet said: “Whoever dresses for ostentation in this world, Allah will dress that person in a dress of humiliation on the Day of Resurrection, and then set it on fire.” [Abu Daawood]
8. It should not be perfumed with bakhoor or fragrance.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Any woman who puts on perfume then passes by people so that they can smell her fragrance, is an adulteress.
Zaynab al-Thaqafiyyah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: If any one of you (women) goes out to the mosque, let her not touch any perfume.
Abu Hurayrah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Any woman who has scented herself with bakhoor (incense), let her not attend Ishaa prayers with us.
Moosa ibn Yassaar said that a woman passed by Abu Hurayrah and her scent was overpowering. He said, O female slave of al-Jabbaar, are you going to the mosque? She said, Yes, He said, And have you put on perfume because of that? She said, Yes. He said, Go back and wash yourself, for I heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: If a woman comes out to the mosque and her fragrance is overpowering, Allaah will not accept any prayer from her until she goes home and washes herself.
These ahaadeeth are general in implication. Just as the prohibition covers perfume applied to the body, it also covers perfume applied to the clothes, especially in the third hadeeth, where bakhoor (incense) is mentioned, because incense is used specifically to perfume the clothes.
The reason for this prohibition is quite clear, which is that womens fragrance may cause undue provocation of desires. The scholars also included other things under this heading of things to be avoided by women who want to go to the mosque, such as beautiful clothes, jewellery that can be seen, excessive adornments and mingling with men. See Fath al-Baari, 2/279.
Ibn Daqeeq al-Eed said:
This indicates that it is forbidden for a woman who wants to go to the mosque to wear perfume, because this causes provocation of mens desires. This was reported by al-Manaawi in Fayd al-Qadeer, in the commentary on the first hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah quoted above.
9. Colour, Appearance and Demeanour
Allah Says (what means): “O wives of the Prophet! You are not like anyone among women. If you fear Allah, then do not be soft in speech [to men], lest he in whose heart is disease should covet, but speak with appropriate speech." [Quran: 33:32]
The reason for the revelation of this verse was not due to the fear of distrust or misbehaviour on the part of the women, but rather to prevent them from speaking invitingly, walking seductively, or dressing revealingly so as to arouse sexual desire in the heart of lecherous and evil men. Seductive dressing and enticing speech are the characteristics of ill-intentioned women, not Muslims. Imaam Al-Qurtubi mentioned that Mujaahid said: "Women (before the advent of Islam) would walk about among men." Qataadah said: "The women (at that time) would wear an untied cloth on their heads, while provocatively toying with their necklaces, earrings, and other ornamental jewellery."
https://islamqa.info/en/6991
https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/135432/hijab-definition-and-conditions
.
Mahram relatives of a woman are as follows: Father, grandfather, maternal grandfather (up to above), son, grandson (to below), brother, nephew (bhatija and bhanja), foster-brother, father-in-law etc.
And the mahram of a man are as follows: Mother, grandmother, maternal grandmother (up to above), daughter, granddaughter, niece (to below), sister, khala, phuphi, foster sister, mother-in-law etc.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/34883
.
It is not allowed to chat online with non-mehram.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Others/14349
.
In normal conditions, a woman should not do a job. But, if there is no male earning member or the husband's earnings do not suffice then she can go for a work provided she protects her chastity and observes hijab. If the work requires her to go out of home she can go out with the permission of her guardian.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Womens-Issues/1044
.
It is unlawful for Muslim women to do job in government or private institutions where men and women work together and women have to talk with men frankly and without veil.
https://darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/Womens-Issues/21031
.
And Allaah knows best.