When do Muslim girls have to start covering their heads?

Question

Please do not use this question for bashing Muslims.

When do Muslim girls have to start covering their heads? Is it based on a certain age, or does it have to do more with the girl's physical development?

Answer 1

It is a requirement that she veils full time once hitting puberty. Puberty is when the person is of the age or ability to conceive, i.e. their first period and the approx. 28 days before it, which is when the ovulation actually begins. (you can confirm what puberty is by looking under wikipedia)

This age, puberty, varies for every person and is left to the parents to determine it for their child.

In addition, it is the parent's obligation to prepare the child for veiling/covering, by introducing it at a younger age. Also, at age 7 all people are required to begin making all their prayers and it is a sin on them if they miss a prayer (salat prayer only) after they hit the age of 10. So.... she has to start covering her head for the salat prayers (five times a day) at age 7. So, many people start having their daughters wear it regularly then, but it is up to the parent to do their best to make the hijab/veiling be something she embraces and will do for a lifetime and be prepared to do it by age puberty. It's not really that hard, once she understands that it has nothing to do with the christian concept of covering the head out of submission to the husband as Paul said. It is because of covering out of obedience to Allah only and it is a means of protection, Allah says in The Quran.

Answer 2

Well this something which has set rules

when a child starts speaking sentences we have to teach him Quran;
By the age of 5 years child should have started praying
and according to Islam girl becomes adult at the age of nine (9) so seven (7) would be age when she should start living in the norms of Islam, start covering head, though the earlier the better...no age as be defined thought usually girls by the age of 5 start doing pardha (covering themselves up)....

Answer 3

A Muslim woman does not have to cover her head it is a choice. The only requirement is that she must always dress modestly.

"Women should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands" and other close male relatives (24:31). This was the Quran's reaction to partially clothed, often topless women in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Answer 4

There is no specific age i would know cuz im a muslim u can start wearing it at a early age for more blessings. you should wear it its up to u but before 15 i think u should not always but smtimes i do it smtimes and one day when the time comes ill do it. after hajj most muslims do it almost the whole day.

Answer 5

Ppl said 10 years old is good age to train your children to be Muslim like pray 5 times a day, fasting in Ramadhan & wearing scaff. But at Malaysia, most of them will wear 'tudung' when they turn to 13 years old. That time they will go to secondary school.

Answer 6

there is no specific age..it's only when she reaches puberty. in other words when she becomes a women..it depends from girl to girl usually 11-13..some say that even if she gets 15 and she didn't reach puberty then she have to cover..anyway it's when she starts to look like a women and she is able to attract a man..

Answer 7

14 and this is the age the beginning of the physical development

Answer 8

Islam instruction es ask the girls to cover their head after their physical development (when the girl start her monthly period or circle)

Answer 9

Whenever you want....

Some of my classmates (I'm a 6th grader) have already covered their heads. But my mom covered her head at 30, I think. My friend's mom hasn't covered her head yet. Neither has my 21 year old sister.

So it just depends on when you feel comfortable with it.

I'm Muslim, by the way. And lovin' it. =)

Answer 10

Whenever they wish to, but they must put scarf on whenever they reach the age of puberty...... and about Muslim boys, well, to us covering our heads is not a must-to-do thingy, we only cover our heads just to immitate the prophet peace and blessings be upon him, and his companions..