Do all Muslim women HAVE to wear a hijab?

Question

Is it a rule for all Muslim woman or does it vary from country to country. Are there different rules for different age females or is it all the same.

Answer 1

Yeah it's a must for many good reasons. A woman is only allowed to reveal her face and hands. In the end it's purpose is to protect women in many ways; and which also allows everyone to practice their religion in a less tempting society. Women themselves feel comfortable wearing the veil.

Besides, it is a religious rule and has nothing to do with ''men oppressing women'' and that kind of stereotyping.

Read the Quran for proof: Al-Ahzab and An Nur

Answer 2

First of all kristycordeaux im very insulted by what you have just said in that one comment you have succeeded in insulting my grandfather, father and brother, you dont know what islam is about and you dont know the difference between religon and culture, so please in future refrain from making such comments!

The quran says both muslim men and women must dress modestly, muslim men are not supposed to wear fitting clothes and neither are muslim women, if either one of them wear clothes so fitting that others can clearly see the shape of their body it is a sin because in islam both men and women should not reveal their body to anyone but their partner! However it is not compulsory for muslim women to wear a jibab (the long black veil) or a purka (the scarf that covers everything except you'r eyes) it is not even to my knowledge compulsory to wear a hijab, it is however compulsory to cover you're head this does not mean you have to wear a hijab you can simply just put on a scarf, the reason why the hijab is so popular amongst many muslim women is because 1) they find it easier to wear a hijab it doe not keep falling of as a scarf would and 2) many muslim women feel way more comftorble with a hijab on, I myself do not wear one but my aunt does and she wears it because she simply feels more comftorble with it. Also they dont have to cover their head at all when they are in company of family alone, the reason they cover their head is because it somewhat stops strangers looking at them lustfully! And also women do cover there head infront of their elders (grandparents) as a sign of respect!

The hijab is all so worn as a sign of respect to God, it is a very very good thing if a muslim women does wear a hijab, and an equally good thing if muslim men grow a beard!

Answer 3

The covering of a woman will vary from Muslim country to country. It is partly dependent upon the culture of the country. It is also largely dependent upon how strict that country is in its interpretation of Islam. Some countries will only use a shawl others will have a covering that covers the whole body. Some will cover the face, others will not.

In any case the reason is that you do not want to cause a man to have impure thoughts. Women are considered responsible for what a man may think. Women are also considered inferior and less spiritual than the man, so it is her responsibility to take measures to cover up.

While men are superior in an Islamic society, he must also be dressed modestly. You will not find men in an Islamic society wearing short pants, or walking about without his shirt on.

Answer 4

The rule in Islamic dress is to show only face and both hands , veal everything else ... and that is the opinion of the majority

some extreme Islamic schools believe the right thing is to viel everything !!! that is in Saudi arabia's believe basicly , but that is the opinion of the minority

Hijab is an idea hard to understand apart of the whole islamic community rules : in islam , a complete shape of community takes place , so

1- sex without marriage is forbidden .

2- women are vieled (except face and hands) (without that viel it will be hard for men to not having sex so that will reduce seduction .

3- every woman has a man to marry ... what if men are fewer? what if a man died and left a widowed wife? anyone can marry her , even if he is married (but that should be by the acceptance of his first wife) so , no woman left alone , no woman have to show herself or to siduce anyone to get with along with him , and that is the reason for allowing man to marry more that one wife (with conditions) ,

4- when woman marry , she doesnt have to take care of any life struggle anymore , he pay all the costs , defend her , do everything outside the house , and that is why he is considered a leader to her (with respect to her or she has the right to devorce and take big money from him, and the alemony of her kids)

so it is all a shape of islamic community , community of peace , because no place there for hatred or envy or any kind of fight for women .... and with other rules (not related to women) , all make islamic community is that one of peace and happines . so you should look at veiling from that point of view .

yes, it is for all grown up females all the same

that is an addition : some modern muslims think it is not a must , well , not wearing hijab is not realy a sin , not a major one in islam , but still something forbidden not to wear it because islam ordered women to wear it ...that is a modern view but all ... ALL (not most of , but all) islamic schools throughout 1400 knew it is a rule to wear it , and that is undeniable , but those modern people are aiming to ease the islamic rules , maybe because they want to apply those rules apart from the rest of the islamic rules , so they sometimes look wired or hard to apply ....
but even those people they know it is a must when praying .

Answer 5

It varies from place to place; there are countries where it is illegal for a woman to leave her home without the appropriate covering. As someone else said, in countries not ruled by the religion (as in the U.S.), the wearing of it is not compulsory. As far as the rules for different aged females, it is my understanding that girls do not begin wearing the coverings until they reach puberty, but that may be different in more fundamentalist countries.

Answer 6

The wearing of the hijab,is an act of worship that is found in the Qur'an.As to where the proof is,it can be found in Surah 33.v.59.,and Surah 24.v.31. What people may find amongst the people concerning differences is the colors of the garmets.And the people who prefer their own culture over the commands of Allah.We ask allah to forgive us all!-ameen

Answer 7

There are muslim women who don't where hijab.
but it is written in the quran that muslim women do have to cover themselves.
There are no diffrent rules if you are a woman you have to cover yourself you have to start at age nine.

In iran every woman has to wear hijab but that is just in Iran all other arab countries are not that strict....

Answer 8

I am a converted muslim of 5 yrs and I wear Hijab( Head cover) and jibab ( Dress over body) my sister who converted about 8years ago wears Niqqab.(Face cover) also Jibab and burka (full body cover). We are both born from Christian and Jewish families.

In our Holy book the Quran Allah asked for women to cover.

"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed..." (Qur'an 33:59)

It’s to be done for modesty. For me it gives me a statement to be heard with out speaking. Like many want to do today like piercing, tattoos and person individual styles. Our clothes shouldn’t be tight to show the outline of our body. We can wear anything under it as long as we don’t show our body. When we are at home we are allowed to wear anything. The people that we can uncover in front of are our father and mother, brothers and their wives and their children, Our Grandparents. Our husbands parents, their sisters and their aunts, but not their brothers or uncles. An easy way to remember any one we can marry we should cover in front of.

No one made me cove. No man can force me to cover. Oppression in Islam is forbidden. I am not saying that people don’t do it, nut those who oppress other will have a server punishment. For me my body is something special like a pearl and I want to keep that pearl protected away from the glare of others so I cover it.

In Christianity
1 Corinthians 11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: (husband) for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

For Jews I have read that they cover when the pray and unmarried girls should cover their head. I am not sure on this it’s just what I have read before. If some one of the Jewish faith reads this I really would like to know the answer.

It is also said that when a woman become of maturity that she should cover this is about 11 or 12 when a woman starts her menses.

Answer 9

when I time-honored Islam, greater desirable than 20 years in the past, i did no longer comprehend approximately hijab, and extremely few women have been wearing it the place i became into residing, in Buffalo, ny. whilst people instructed me approximately it, I knew had to do it. If Allah ordered it for me, it became into because of the fact it became into good for me. Allah, Who knows each little thing, previous, present, and destiny, knows what's suitable for us, greater desirable than we can probably comprehend ourselves. So i began out to placed on it, and that i felt weird and wonderful. After some days, I accrued my braveness and went around to each and all of the places I frequently went: the food market,. the sanatorium. the submit workplace, etc., and enable each physique get a glance at me. the only individual who even reacted became into my document, an American Jew, who asked if I had joined some form of team. I defined, and he or she asked what ti meant to her. I instructed her approximately pork, alcohol, and modesty, and he or she wrote it in my chart. end of debate. My mom became into upset by skill of it on the initiating, yet observed after a on the same time as that it became into constructive. Now she introduces me for this reason: " it somewhat is my daughter, Anne. She clothing this form because of the fact she is Muslim. i'm happy she's Muslim. this is been very good for her." Hijab is a great dawah danger!

Answer 10

hijab not includes the face and wrest , woman not wear hijab is muslim also , this is depend on man view of woman and differit from country to other