For Muslim women.... and any other women that observe hair covering??

Question

Do you wear hijab?? why or why not??

Peace and blessings,
Sakina

thank you sister, i suppose there aren't very many Muslimahs on today

Answer 1

I believe that wearing a hijab is a personal choice. If you feel that you are in danger because you wear a hijab in your area then it would be your decision to wear one or not.

In general if a man or unveiled woman were to walk down the street most likely they would not get a second look, let along a comment. Yet if this same woman were to be wearing a hijab and walk down the street she is now marked as a Muslim and is more likely to be stared at, spoken rudely to, or a victim to violence.

A woman that wears a hijab is not a weak minded individual. She understands and respects the teaching in the Quran and Sunnah. She proudly represents Islam to the world. The majority of the Muslim women that I know are well educated and wear the hijab defying the stereotype that we are uneducated, backward and just do not know any better. These ladies are business owners, teachers, lawyers, nurses, PhD researchers, masters and PhD students, doctors, and engineers and wear their hijab. It is not done because their husbands or fathers told them that they had to. No it is for piety and modesty. These are strong independent women that I am proud to call my friends.

Three Misconceptions About Hijab

Hijab is a symbol of ‘male dominance’

If you think Hijab is an act of submission, you are right! It is a way to submit to God. Like any other act of worship, the rewards of Hijab come only when it is done for Allah alone.

Hijab is a ‘cultural thing’

From remote villages to cosmopolitan mega cities, women all across the world, from every ethnic background, wear Hijab. Do all of these women cling to old cultural practices? Hijab, the internal and external aspects, take understanding, training and determination. Since the purpose of Hijab is to please Allah, doing it for tradition is wrong.

Hijab is a ‘challenge to the political system’

While Hijab may have political implications, as evident in the banning of Hijab in certain countries, Muslim women who choose to practice Hijab are not doing it to challenge the political system. Islam encourages men and women to observe modesty in private and public life. Hijab is an individual’s act of faith and religious expression.

Answer 2

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

Hijab 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]

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

1. 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 ‘hijab’.
All the remaining five criteria are the same for men and women.
2. The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.
3. The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through
them.
4. The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.
5. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.
6. 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.

Complete ‘hijab’, 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 ‘hijab’ of the clothes is observing ‘hijab’ in a limited sense.
‘Hijab’ of the clothes should be accompanied by ‘hijab’ of the eyes, ‘hijab’ of the
heart, ‘hijab’ of thought and ‘hijab’ of intention. It also includes the way a person
walks, the way a person talks, the way he behaves, etc.

The reason why Hijab 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 Hijab has been prescribed for the women so that they are recognized as modest women and this will also prevent them from being molested.

Lets take an 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 hijab 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 Hijab 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 hijab prevents women from being molested.

Thus sister, Hijab is not a burden or degradation of woman, but it is her 'RIGHT'

Answer 3

Assaalamualykum. Yes I do wear the hijab(headscarf) because I want to and because I know that I am ordered to in the Qur'an and strong Hadiths and that ALLAH(SWT) tells me to cover everything except the eyes. I do not wear the Abaya and Niqab because I don't have the money to buy them but Insha ALLAH will buy them and wear them when I get some money hopefully soon. I get stared at for wearing the hijab and have even had people leave the aisle or look at me with contempt for wearing it. I have had adults grab their children and move them out of the way and had one couple say "Those people are an embarrassment to the USA" and leave the aisle my husband and I were in when we went to the grocery store one time. I don't talk or look at other people when we are in line somewhere since I know I am supposed to keep my eyes lowered around strange men since ALLAH(SWT) tells me to do this.

Answer 4

The mentality that despises ladies, excludes them from society and regards them as moment magnificence residents is a depraved pagan perspective which has no situation in Islam. The Qur'an summarizes the civilized social dating among the 2 genders. God's commandments approximately the repute of ladies and the members of the family among guys and ladies, which were found out to us by way of the Qur'an, include complete justice. In this regard, Islam indicates equality of rights, obligations and tasks among the 2 genders. Islam is situated on sympathy, tolerance and appreciate for humans, and does now not discriminate in opposition to ladies on this subject. The examples of well morals communicated to us within the Qur'an are universally suitable with human nature, and are legitimate for all levels of historical past. The guys and ladies of the believers are peers of 1 a further. They command what's proper and forbid what's flawed, and identify prayer and pay alms, and obey God and His Messenger. They are the persons on whom God may have mercy. God is Almighty, All Wise. (Qur'an, nine:seventy one)

Answer 5

Asalamu-Alaikum dear,

Read my answer to your previous question I answered. I tell you why. Mainly because Allah said it's mandatory and those who don't have to wear one made out of fire in the hereafter. And the many benefits i'm sure you know about. Modesty, respect, protection from the decrees of beauty, protection from men looking at you like eye candy etc..

Peace &Love
JazakAllah Khair <3

Answer 6

Sisters should not forget that the hijab is an act of worship and inshallah they'll be rewarded for wearing it.

Answer 7

Salam Aleykum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakaatuhu!

I do wear hijab because Allah (SWT) ordered (adviced) me to cover my beauties (not just the head/hair) and as a muslima, i obey Allah (SWT)
Allah Akbar!

Answer 8

Assalam-u-alaikum wa rahmat ul lahi wa barkatu ho

Yeah , Masha Allah i wear hijab, by the grace of Allah, and i must tell u , i feel much secured by wearing hijab....here i have a little information about hijab for the muslim girls who don't wear hijab...

Islam - a religion of balance, moderation, and modesty - places a strong emphasis on the maintenance of proper boundaries, whether social or moral. The practice of hijab among Muslim women is grounded in religious doctrine, yet the Qurʾan does not require it. Support for veiling is found in the hadith of Sahih Bukhari: "My Lord agreed with me (Umar) in three things. . . . (2) And as regards the veiling of women, I said 'O Allah's Apostle! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from men because good and bad ones talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of the women was revealed" (Bukhari, volume 1, book 8, sunnah 395).

Display of the self in public, for men as well as women, is a subject of considerable concern in Islamic teachings and practices. The care, treatment, and presentation of the human body are influenced by Qurʾanic teachings, as well as by hadith, and codified in the shariʿa. In examining Islamic teachings about bodily presentation, the issue of boundaries (hudud, in Arabic) is of primary importance, particularly gender boundaries and spatial boundaries, which usually overlap in daily practice. Islam draws a clear distinction between the public and the private. Men's and women's roles in these domains are complementary, not equal. Since Islam views the family as central to and crucial for the survival of society and the continuation of proper human life, boundaries that specify men's and women's roles, and boundaries that mark off the private realm of familial space from wider public spaces are elaborated and crucial for the preservation of an Islamic social order. Concerns with literal and figurative boundaries are evident in everyday practices, including dress, bodily ornamentation, architecture, and contact between men and women.

The practice of veiling is a visible recognition of the maintenance of proper boundaries. It is a way of keeping proper distance and ensuring respect and moral behavior between men and women in public space. In private, women do not veil, and in public women may well be wearing attractive clothing and elaborate jewelry under their abayas or chadors. The Qurʾan and hadith stipulate that a woman should not display her personal adornments or physical charms to anyone but her husband (Sura 24:31 and Sura 33:59). There are, however, a wide variety of views on how much of a woman's body should be covered from public view. Islam is not an ascetic religion preaching the negation of the flesh. The veils and headscarves worn by observant Muslim women in public are often used to aesthetic effect to accentuate the eyes or the curve of the face, emphasizing, though modestly, a woman's best features. Scarves and veils are often embroidered and edged with subtle lace designs for added aesthetic impact within the bounds of Islamic propriety.