muslims what do you think of niqab?

Question

Asalam Alaykum,

This is a ? for Muslims so please non Muslims do not insult nor give me your thoughts please. I understand this is not your lifestyle nor what you believe in and that is fine but this ? Is for people who live my lifestyle.

Muslims, what do you think of niqab? I am a hijabie and been thinking of niqab for several months. I know this is not commanded but it is accepted if we feel like it is best. I get several comments on my face when Im out with my husband which starts fights and such a lot! Also, my concern with not wearing it is that we do like to go out to eat a lot and also I do not want to scare people. I know my hijab scares people but imagine my niqab. I live in DC and it is full of Muslims even niqabies. I am confused I know this is for Allah and my halal life not others..

Answer 1

Don't worry at ALL that your hijab scares people so what're they gonna think of the niqab! I personally don't wear a niqab, but I would never mind doing so.
BUT I think that since you're saying even the hijab starts fights a lot, you shouldn't go for the niqab since it's not required anyway. I mean, I'd NEVER tell a Muslim female not to wear a hijab since that's required, you know? But if the niqab is gonna create more probs, then don't worry about doing it. I wouldn't.
But, of course, the more pain we Muslims suffer for being Muslims, the more rewards we're promised! :D
But JUST remember: Niqab is a personal choice and its purpose is to protect you further, not to create more trouble.
May Allah be with you in all that you do; may He give you and the rest of us Muslims (and non-Muslims including anti-Muslims) patience and tolerance, and may He give us peace and blessings in this world and in the next. Aameen.

Answer 2

the reason why at situations the muslims themselves might want to help non-muslims hostile to niqab is because the 'niqab' at situations is being abused by criminals to cover themselves as women and blow up places and innocuous human beings. So, because 'niqab' is non-necessary, in a united states the position public 'protection and protection' is at stake, it truly is merely correct the muslims might want to help hostile to using it. yet when any muslim is to help the ban and say that 'niqab' is disrespectful' and putting Islam back except for 'logical' motives, I personnally sense that he or she should be positioned to sleep. Allahu Alam.

Answer 3

Walekum as salaam
If a female is comfortable wearing niqab should wear it as it is for her own protection from the evils of the society and in your case it will also help your husband to stay away from quarrels in public. But listen to your inner voice then take any decisions, well you should wear it and if you don't feel like wearing it afterwards can remove it... Take care

Allah Hafiz

Answer 4

Assalam Alaykum.
I wear niqab and I love it. I adopted niqab a year ago and it is one of the best decisions I ever made, so I would encourage you to do it. Your husband will appreciate that you are saving yourself for him and it will strengthen your relationship. Many of my friends have adopted niqab and we all find it very comfortable and liberating.

Answer 5

You get several comments on your face that cause fights?

Who do you hang around with?

Dont people know better than to comment on a married womans beauty? Sheesh

Girl, you should do what you wish to do and live upto the consequences. Ive closed my face on a number of occasions, and it wasnt because people were commenting me. It was because the men in that particular area of the city were lowly people and loved staring at women and I felt disturbed.

Do what your heart and mind tells you.

Good luck.

Answer 6

the idea of niqab was for protection, so if u think that will protect you, then do it, if not then don't do it. however, put in mind that you can take off ur niqab anytime not like hijab (covering the hair).

Answer 7

If you wear it so that you feel closer to Allah, then wear it.

I, personally, do not like it because I use my face to communicate, and feel muffled with it, as if my voice were reduced to half, but I respect those who choose to wear it.

However, if your husband is starting fights with strangers over odd comments, that is a problem which has little to do with your appearance. He sounds scary, and probably needs to learn to control his temper, just my opinion.

Answer 8

It's up to you if you want to wear it or not. Unless you're too shy to show your face :P

Answer 9

Hijab is good enough

Answer 10

The status of women in Islam is often the target of attacks in the secular media. The ‘hijaab’ or the Islamic dress is cited by many as an example of the ‘subjugation’ of women under Islamic law. Before we analyze the reasoning behind the religiously mandated ‘hijaab’, let us first study the status of women in societies before the advent of Islam


1. In the past women were degraded and used as objects of lust


The following examples from history amply illustrate the fact that the status of women in earlier civilizations was very low to the extent that they were denied basic human dignity:




Babylonian Civilization:
The women were degraded and were denied all rights under the Babylonian law. If a man murdered a woman, instead of him being punished, his wife was put to death.

Greek Civilization:
Greek Civilization is considered the most glorious of all ancient civilizations. Under this very ‘glorious’ system, women were deprived of all rights and were looked down upon. In Greek mythology, an ‘imaginary woman’ called ‘Pandora’ is the root cause of misfortune of human beings. The Greeks considered women to be subhuman and inferior to men. Though chastity of women was precious, and women were held in high esteem, the Greeks were later overwhelmed by ego and sexual perversions. Prostitution became a regular practice amongst all classes of Greek society.

Roman Civilization:
When Roman Civilization was at the zenith of its ‘glory’, a man even had the right to take the life of his wife. Prostitution and nudity were common amongst the Romans.

Egyptian Civilization:
The Egyptian considered women evil and as a sign of a devil.

Pre-Islamic Arabia:
Before Islam spread in Arabia, the Arabs looked down upon women and very often when a female child was born, she was buried alive.


2. Islam uplifted women and gave them equality and expects them to maintain their status.


Islam uplifted the status of women and granted them their just rights 1400 years ago. Islam expects women to maintain their status.


Hijaab for men

People usually only discuss ‘hijaab’ in the context of women. However, in the Glorious Qur’an, Allah (swt) first mentions ‘hijaab’ for men before ‘hijaab’ for the women. The Qur’an mentions in Surah Noor:

"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: and Allah is well acquainted with all that they do."
[Al-Qur’an 24:30]

The moment a man looks at a woman and if any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he should lower his gaze.

Hijaab for women.

The next verse of Surah Noor, says:

" And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands’ fathers, their sons..."
[Al-Qur’an 24:31]


3. Six criteria for Hijaab.


According to Qur’an and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing hijaab:

Extent:

The first criterion is the extent of the body that should be covered. This is different for men and women. The extent of covering obligatory on the male is to cover the body at least from the navel to the knees. For women, the extent of covering obligatory is to cover the complete body except the face and the hands upto the wrist. If they wish to, they can cover even these parts of the body. Some scholars of Islam insist that the face and the hands are part of the obligatory extent of ‘hijaab’.

All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women.

The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.

The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through them.

The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.

The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.

The clothes worn should not resemble that of the unbelievers i.e. they should not wear clothes that are specifically identities or symbols of the unbelievers’ religions.


4. Hijaab includes conduct and behaviour among other things


Complete ‘hijaab’, besides the six criteria of clothing, also includes the moral conduct, behaviour, attitude and intention of the individual. A person only fulfilling the criteria of ‘hijaab’ of the clothes is observing ‘hijaab’ in a limited sense. ‘Hijaab’ of the clothes should be accompanied by ‘hijaab’ of the eyes, ‘hijaab’ of the heart, ‘hijaab’ of thought and ‘hijaab’ of intention. It also includes the way a person walks, the way a person talks, the way he behaves, etc.


5. Hijaab prevents molestation


The reason why Hijaab is prescribed for women is mentioned in the Qur’an in the following verses of Surah Al-Ahzab:

"O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad); that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
[Al-Qur’an 33:59]

The Qur’an says that Hijaab has been prescribed for the women so that they are recognized as modest women and this will also prevent them from being molested.


6. Example of twin sisters


Suppose two sisters who are twins, and who are equally beautiful, walk down the street. One of them is attired in the Islamic hijaab i.e. the complete body is covered, except for the face and the hands up to the wrists. The other sister is wearing western clothes, a mini skirt or shorts. Just around the corner there is a hooligan or ruffian who is waiting for a catch, to tease a girl. Whom will he tease? The girl wearing the Islamic Hijaab or the girl wearing the skirt or the mini? Naturally he will tease the girl wearing the skirt or the mini. Such dresses are an indirect invitation to the opposite sex for teasing and molestation. The Qur’an rightly says that hijaab prevents women from being molested.


7. Capital punishment for the rapists


Under the Islamic shariah, a man convicted of having raped a woman, is given capital punishment. Many are astonished at this ‘harsh’ sentence. Some even say that Islam is a ruthless, barbaric religion! I have asked a simple question to hundreds of non-Muslim men. Suppose, God forbid, someone rapes your wife, your mother or your sister. You are made the judge and the rapist is brought in front of you. What punishment would you give him? All of them said they would put him to death. Some went to the extent of saying they would torture him to death. To them I ask, if someone rapes your wife or your mother you want to put him to death. But if the same crime is committed on somebody else’s wife or daughter you say capital punishment is barbaric. Why should there be double standards?


8. Western society falsely claims to have uplifted women


Western talk of women’s liberalization is nothing but a disguised form of exploitation of her body, degradation of her soul, and deprivation of her honour. Western society claims to have ‘uplifted’ women. On the contrary it has actually degraded them to the status of concubines, mistresses and society butterflies who are mere tools in the hands of pleasure seekers and sex marketeers, hidden behind the colourful screen of ‘art’ and ‘culture’.


9. USA has one of the highest rates of rape


United States of America is supposed to be one of the most advanced countries of the world. It also has one of the highest rates of rape in any country in the world. According to a FBI report, in the year 1990, every day on an average 1756 cases of rape were committed in U.S.A alone. Later another report said that on an average everyday 1900 cases of rapes are committed in USA. The year was not mentioned. May be it was 1992 or 1993. May be the Americans got ‘bolder’ in the following years.

Consider a scenario where the Islamic hijaab is followed in America. Whenever a man looks at a woman and any brazen or unashamed thought comes to his mind, he lowers his gaze. Every woman wears the Islamic hijaab, that is the complete body is covered except the face and the hands upto the wrist. After this if any man commits rape he is given capital punishment. I ask you, in such a scenario, will the rate of rape in America increase, will it remain the same, or will it decrease?


10. Implementation of Islamic Shariah will reduce the rate of rapes


Naturally as soon as Islamic Shariah is implemented positive results will be inevitable. If Islamic Shariah is implemented in any part of the world, whether it is America or Europe, society will breathe easier. Hijaab does not degrade a woman but uplifts a woman and protects her modesty and chastity.