The Birth of a Baby !
It is narrated that
when Hazrat Hussain Radiallah Tala Anhu was born Rasoolullah Peace be
upon him said the Adhan in his ear and He put his own blessed Luab
(Saliva) in the mouth of Hazrat Hussain Radiallah Tala Anhu and made Dua
for him. (Khutbate Muharram by Faqihe Millat Mufti Jalalud Deen
Ahmad Amjadi.)
Welcoming a New Born Baby:
The baby should be given ghusl upon birth and the umbilical cord should
be cut immediately.
Adhan for a newly born baby:
New born child should hear the Zikr of Allah upon their arrival into
this world. After the baby is born the Adhan should be said in the right
ear and the Takbeer (Iqamah) should be said in the left ear by anyone
who is able to say the adhan of the salah such as the father. This sould
be done as soon as possible.
Instructions:
1) The Moaz’zin (the one who recites Adhan and Takbeer) should face the
Qibla.
2) Place the baby in front of Moaz’zin in a way that the RIGHT ear faces
him.
3) Muaz'zin recite the Adhan which is said for the daily salat.
4) Now place the baby in front of Moaz’zin in a way that the LEFT ear
faces him.
5) This time Muaz'zin recite the Iqama which is said before the Jama’at.
Giving the baby their first sweet (Gurti):
It is stated in Tafseere Roohul Bayan that the first one giving the
sweet to the child has a certain effect on the child that the child
develops habits similar to his/hers. It is Sunnah to have the Tahneek of
the child. Tahneek is when a Salih and Pious person bites or chews on
Khurma (Date) and gives it to the baby so that the first nourishment
that reaches the child is Khurma and from the mouth of a Salih person.
The Sahabae Ikram would get Tahneek of their children done by The
Beloved Messenger of Allah, Hadrat Muhammade Mustafa, Nabi Sallal Laho
Alaihi Wasallam.
Our
Daughters are Blessing, Not a Burden
Children are a
great gift from Almighty Allah to all parents. Parents must think of
their children as such treasures that the all the wealth and material
resources are worthless as when compared to one�s children. We, as
parents, should thank Almighty Allah for blessing us with children
whether they are boys or girls. Today, it is quite disheartening to see
that some parents rejoice when the newborn child is a male and show
their dissatisfaction when the child is a female. But, this should not
be the attitude. Islam does not condone this type of behaviour, as such
was the manner of the parents in the time of ignorance.
Daughters are without
doubt a great blessing from Almighty Allah. They are a means of
salvation and a path to Jannah for their parents. The Holy Prophet (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) has stated that when a boy is born, then he
brings one Noor (light) and when a girl is born, then she brings two
Noors. It has been narrated in a Hadith that the Holy Prophet (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) has stated that if parents are kind and generous
towards their daughters, then they will be so close to the Holy Prophet
(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) in Jannah, like one finger is to the
next. The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) has also stated
that the person who is faced with hardship due to his daughters, and
makes Sabr (is patient), then his daughters will be a Purdah (curtain)
between him and Hell.
The crux of one
narration states that one who loves his daughters and withstands the
hardship of grooming and getting them married, then Almighty Allah makes
Jannah Waajib (compulsory) on him and keeps him protected from the Fire
of Hell.
Hazrat Khwaja Uthman
Haaroni (radi Allahu anhu), the Peer-o-Murshid of Khwaja-e-Khwajegaan,
Hazrat Sheikh Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaaz (radi Allahu anhu), states:
"Daughters are a gift from Almighty Allah. Those parents who are kind
towards them, then Almighty Allah is generous towards such parents.
Those who are merciful to their daughters, Almighty Allah is Merciful
towards them." The great Saint also said, "When a girl is born to a
family, then between the parents and Hell, there shall be a distance of
five hundred years."
It has been stated that
when parents rejoice at the birth of a daughter, this is greater than
making Tawaaf of the Kaaba seventy times. Muslims should also remember
that the family of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi
wasallam) is from his beloved daughter Sayyidah Fatima Zahra (radi
Allahu anha).
Dear brothers and
sisters, rejoice on the birth of your daughters, love and guide them and
give them that which is due to them from your belongings. Do not deprive
them of their inheritance as they also have say in this. Remember!
Daughters are a blessing and not a burden.
HIJAB /NIQAAB /PURDAH/ IN THE LIGHT OF
QURAN-HADITH
Assalaam
Alaikum Wa Ramatullahi Wa Barakatuhu
Welcome to Naqshbandia-Sardaria's page on Hijab.
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QURAN-GREAT SCHOLARS OF ISLAM
Refinition For those who claim niqaab is not wajib and the face and
hands of a woman can be seen by (ghairMahrrum) strange men.
Definition of Hijab
and Jilbab by Sahaba & Ullimas
What if you make fun
of Hijab?
"The Hijab in light of the
Holy Quran and Sahih Hadith and in the Opinions of the great
scholars....
From the Quran.....(This
tafseer is Agreed upon by Ibn Kathir, Al-Qurtabi and At-Tabari)
The Noble Qur'an
........
Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59
‘
O Prophet! Tell your wives
and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks
("Jalabib") veils all over their bodies (screen themselves completely
except the eyes or one eye to see the way Tafseer Al-Qurtabi) that is
most convenient that they should be known (as such) and not molested:
and Allah is Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful."
Surah An-Nur, Verses #30 and #31
‘And Say to the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at
forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual
acts) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is
apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms of
hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, head cover, apron), and to
draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks
and bosoms)
From
the Hadis
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 60, Hadith # 282
Narrated
Safiya bint Shaiba (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) used
to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their
necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at
the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 368
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) used to offer the Fajr prayer and some believing women covered
with their veiling sheets used to attend the Fajr prayer with him and
then they would return to their homes unrecognized .
Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in tafseer of this
hadith explains "This hadith makes it clear that the Islamic dress is
concealing of the entire body as explained in this hadith. Only with
the complete cover including the face and hands can a woman not be
recognized. This was the understanding and practice of the Sahaba and
they were the best of group, the noblest in the sight of Allah (swt)
with the most complete Imaan and noblest of characters. so if the
practice of the women of the sahaba was to wear the complete veil then
how can we deviate from their path? (Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab"
page # 12 and 13)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Hadith # 148
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha): The wives of Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) used to go to Al-Manasi, a vast open place
(near Baqia at Medina) to answer the call of nature at night. 'Umar used
to say to the Prophet "Let your wives be veiled," but Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not do so. One night Sauda bint Zam'a
the wife of the Prophet went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall lady.
'Umar addressed her and said, "I have recognized you, O Sauda." He said
so, as he desired eagerly that the verses of Al-Hijab (the observing of
veils by the Muslim women) may be revealed. So Allah revealed the verses
of "Al-Hijab" (A complete body cover excluding the eyes).
Tirmidhi with a SAHIH chain reports...
"Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is
‘awrah.” (Shaikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid quotes this hadith
narrated by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad and says this is a direct
hadith from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam ) and has made it
clear that a woman must cover everything including the face and hands!)
Abu
Dawood Book 14, Hadith # 2482
Narrated Thabit ibn Qays (Radhiallaahu Ánhu): A woman called Umm Khallad
came to the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while she was veiled.
She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the battle) Some
of the Companions of the Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said to
her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face? She
said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer the
loss of my modesty. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: You
will get the reward of two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that
so, oh Prophet of Allah? He replied: Because the people of the Book have
killed him.
Abu
Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4090
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha): When the verse
"That they should cast their outer garments over their persons" was
revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their
heads by wearing outer garments.
Abu Dawood Book 32, Hadith # 4091
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "May Allah have
mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse "That they should
draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick
outer garments and made veils from them.
Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalanee, who is known as
Ameer Al-Mu'mineen in the field of Hadith, said that the phrase,
"covered themselves", in the above Hadith means that they "covered their
faces". [Fath Al-Bari].
Imaam Malik's MUWATTA Book 20 Hadith # 20.5.16
Yahya
related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that Fatima bint
al-Mundhir (Radhiallaahu Ánha) said, "We used to veil our faces when we
were in Ihram in the company of Asma bint Abi Bakr As-Siddiq
(Radhiallaahu Ánha). "This again
proves that not only the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) wore the Niqaab and that even though in Ihram women are not
supposed to wear Niqaab but if men are there they still have to cover
the face.
Abu Dawood Book 10, Hadith # 1829
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: (Radhiallaahu Ánha) who said, "The
riders would pass us while we were with the Messenger of Allah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). When they got close to us, we would draw
our outer cloak from our heads over our faces. When they passed by, we
would uncover our faces.
Recorded by Ahmad, Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah, Narrated 'Aisha. [In his
work Jilbab al-Marah al-Muslimah, al-Albani states (p. 108) that it is
hasan due to corroborating evidence. Also, in a narration from Asma
{who was not the wife of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)}, Asma
also covered her face at all times in front of men.] Shaikh Ibn
Uthaimin in his tafseer of this hadith explains "This hadith indicates
the compulsion of the concealing of the faces as an order of Shariah,
because during the Ihram it is "wajib" (compulsory) NOT to wear the
Niqaab. So if it was only mustahab (recommended) to cover the face then
Aisha and Asma (Radhiallaahu Ánha) would have taken the wajib over the
mustahab. It is well known by the Ullima that a wajib can only be left
because of something that is also wajib or fardh. So Aisha and Asma
(Radhiallaahu Ánha) covering the face even in Ihram in the presence of
strange (ghairMahraam) men shows that they understood this to be an act
that was wajib or fardh or they would not have covered the face in
Ihraam.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Hadith # 715
Narrated 'Ikrima (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) narrates "Rifa'a divorced his wife
whereupon 'AbdurRahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi married her. 'Aisha said
that the lady (came), wearing a green veil." It is a very long
hadith but the point is the women of Sahaba wore the full veil.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 1, Book 8, Hadith # 347
Narrated Um 'Atiya (Radhiallaahu Ánha) We were ordered (by Rasulullah
'(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) to bring out our menstruating women and
veiled women in the religious gatherings and invocation of Muslims on
the two 'Eid festivals. These menstruating women were to keep away from
their Musalla. A woman asked, "O Allah's Apostle ' What about one who
does not have a veil (the veil is the complete cover with only one eye
or two eyes showing)?" He said, "Let her share the veil of her
companion." Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in
tafseer of this hadith explained "This hadith proves that the general
norm amongst the women of the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) was that no
woman would go out of her home without a cloak, fully concealed and if
she did not posses a veil, then it was not possible for her to go out.
it was for this reason that when Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) ordered them to go to the Place for Eid Salah, they mentioned
this hindrance. As a result Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said that someone should lend her a veil, but did not say they could go
out without it. If Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did not
allow women to go to a place like the Eid Salah, which has been ordered
by Shariah for women and men alike, then how can people let women to out
to market places and shopping centers without where there is open
intermingling of the sexes, without a veil. (by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in
the book "Hijaab" page # 11)
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 8, Book 76, Hadith # 572
In the
end of this very long hadith it quotes Anas (Radhiallaahu Ánho) rates
from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) "and if one of the women
of Paradise looked at the earth, she would fill the whole space between
them (the earth and the heaven) with light, and would fill whatever is
in between them, with perfume, and the veil of her face is better than
the whole world and whatever is in it."
This show that even the women of Junnah
have veils and the word veil is what covers the face (niqaab).
Abu
Dawood Book 33, Hadith # 4154, Agreed upon by Nasai
Aisha(Radhiallaahu Ánha) narrates
that on one occasion a female Muslim wanted to give a letter to the Holy
Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam), the letter was delivered to the
Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) from behind a curtain.
Note: Quoted in the famous book Mishkaat. Here the Mufasereen of hadith
have explained that the hadith where women came up to Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) face to face were before the ayah "And
when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, ask them from behind a
screen, that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts." (Surah
AlAhzâb ayah # 53) And this hadith proves this order is for the whole
Ummah not just for the wives of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam)!
Abu Dawood Book 2, Hadith # 0641
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha) "Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said "Allah does not accept the prayer of
a woman who has reached puberty unless she wears a veil."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 89, Hadith # 293
Narrated 'Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) Utba bin Abi Waqqas said to his
brother Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, "The son of the slave girl of Zam'a is from
me, so take him into your custody." So in the year of Conquest of Mecca,
Sa'd took him and said. (This is) my brother's son whom my brother has
asked me to take into my custody." 'Abd bin Zam'a got up before him and
said, (He is) my brother and the son of the slave girl of my father, and
was born on my father's bed." So they both submitted their case before
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). Sa'd said, "O Allah's Apostle!
This boy is the son of my brother and he entrusted him to me." 'Abd bin
Zam'a said, "This boy is my brother and the son of the slave girl of my
father, and was born on the bed of my father." Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) said, "The boy is for you, O 'Abd bin Zam'a!" Then
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) further said, "The child is for
the owner of the bed, and the stone is for the adulterer," Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) then said to Sauda bint Zam'a, "Veil
(screen) yourself before him," when he saw the child's resemblance to
'Utba. The boy did not see her again till he met Allah. note:
This hadith proves Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) did infact
order the veil to be observed.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 65, Hadith # 375
Narrated Anas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) I know (about) the Hijab (the order of
veiling of women) more than anybody else. Ubai bin Ka'b used to ask me
about it. Allah's Apostle became the bridegroom of Zainab bint Jahsh
whom he married at Medina. After the sun had risen high in the sky, the
Prophet invited the people to a meal. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) remained sitting and some people remained sitting with him
after the other guests had left. Then Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) got up and went away, and I too, followed him till he reached
the door of 'Aisha's room. Then he thought that the people must have
left the place by then, so he returned and I also returned with him.
Behold, the people were still sitting at their places. So he went back
again for the second time, and I went along with him too. When we
reached the door of 'Aisha's room, he returned and I also returned with
him to see that the people had left. Thereupon Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) hung a curtain between me and him and the Verse
regarding the order for (veiling of women) Hijab was revealed.
Abu
Dawood Book 32, hadith # 4100
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin (Radhiallaahu Ánha): I was with
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) while Maymunah was with him.
Then Ibn Umm Maktum came. This happened when we were ordered to observe
veil. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: Observe veil from
him. We asked: oh Rasulullah! is he not blind? He can neither see us nor
recognize us. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said: Are both of
you blind? Do you not see him?
The
opinions of the great scholars about the Niqaab...
From
the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) .......
Ibn Ábbaas
(Radhiallaahu Ánhu), who was one of the most knowledgeable companions of
Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam), Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) even made duwaa for him saying "O Allah, make him acquire a
deep understanding of the religion of Islam and instruct him in the
meaning and interpretation of things."
Ibn Jarir (Rahimahullah) with an authentic chain
of narrators has quoted Ibn Abbaas' (Radhiallaahu Án) opinion was "that
the Muslim women are ordered to cover their head and faces with outer
garments except for one eye." (This is quoted in the Ma'riful Qur'an in
the tafseer of Surah Ahzaab ayah # 33, with reference of Ibn Jarir with
a sahih chain of narrators). The Tabiee Ali Bin Abu Talha
explained that this was the last opinion of Ibn Abbas and the other
opinions quoted from him were from before Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59 and
the order of the "Jalabib". Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin commented on this
saying of Ibn Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) by saying "This statement is
"Marfoo" and in shariah that is the same category as a hadith which is
narrated directly from Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). The
quote of Ibn Abbas is quoted by many tabi'een like Ali Ibn Abu Talha and
Ibn Jarir in Ma'riful Quran by Mufti Muhammad Shafi vol.7 pg.217 and
also in Tafseer Ibn Jarir, Vol. 22, pg.29 and also by Imaam Qurtabi all
with SAHIH Chains and explained in the book "Hijaab" by Ibn Uthaimin,
Page # 9 and authenticated in the book "Hijaab wa Safur"by
Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) on page #11 and by Shaikh
AbdulAziz bin Bazz (Rahimahullah) on page # 55 and 60 )
Abdullah Ibn
Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) Who was known as the most
knowledgeable Sahabi in matters of Shariah. He became Muslim when he
was a young kid and ever since that he stayed with Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) and gained the understanding of Quran from
him. Umar Ibn Khattab (Radhiallaahu Ánhu)
said about him "By Allah, I don't know of any person who is
more qualified in the matters dealing with the Quran than Abdullah Ibn
Mas'ud"
Explained, the word Jilbaab (as mentioned in the Quran Surah Ahzaab ayah
# 59 ) means a cloak which covering the entire body including the head,
face and hands. (Quoted from Ibn Taymiyyah
(Rahimahullah) in his book on fatwaas Page# 110 Vol # 2 and By
Shaikh Ibn Uthamin in the book Hijaab Page # 15)
Aisha (Radhiallaahu
Ánha)
Stated that in verse 30 and 31 of Surah An
Nur "What has been allowed to be shown is the hands, bangles and rings
but the face must be covered.
(Quoted by Shaikh Abdul A'la Maududi in
the book Purdah P# 195 and in his Tafseer of Quran under the tafseer of
Surah An Nur)
Abu Ubaidah Salmani (Radhiallaahu Ánhu),
an other well known Sahabi is quoted saying
"Jilbaab should fully cover the women's body, so that nothing appears
but one eye with which she can see." (Tafseer Al-Qurtubi) And In the
time of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) "The women used to don
their cloaks (Jilbaabs) over their heads in such a manner that only the
eyes were revealed in order to see the road." (The Book "Hijaab"
page # 9)
Ubaida bin Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith('Radhiallaahu
Ánhu' An' Other well known and knowledgeable Companion of Rasulullah )
Imam Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) One of the
most knowledgeable tabi'een) said "When I
asked Ubaida bin Sufyan bin al-Harith ('Radhiallaahu An') how the
jalbaab was to be worn, he demonstrated it to me by pulling a sheet of
cloth over his head to cover his entire body, leaving the left eye
uncovered. This was also the explanation of the word 'Alaihinna in this
verse" (Commentary by Ibn Jarir and Ahkam-ul-Quran, Vol.3, p.457
also in "hijaab wa Safur" quoted by Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz under the
chapter of his fatwaa on hijab on page #54)
From
the Tabi 'een..
Hassan Al Basri
(Rahimahullah)
States in his tafseer of the Surah
An-Nur, "What a woman is allowed to show in this Ayah implies to those
outer garments (not the face or hands) which the woman puts on to cover
her internal decoration (her beauty).
(Quoted in the book "Purdah" P#194 )
Ibn
Jarir (Rahimahullah) Quotes the opinion of Ibn Ábbaas (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu)
"Allah has enjoined
upon all Muslim Women that when they go out of their homes under
necessity, they should cover their faces by drawing a part of their
outer garments over their heads." (Tafseer Ibn Jarir, VOL 22, pg.29)
The Tabi'ee, Qatadah (Rahimahullah)
Stated that the Jilbab
should be wrapped and fixed from above the forehead and made to cover
the nose, (although the eyes are to show) and the chest and most of the
face are to be covered.
The Tabi'ee Ali bin Abu Talha (Rahimahullah)
Quotes from Ibn Abbaas
(Radhiallaahu Ánhu) that he used to say it was allowed to show the hands
and face when Surah Nur ayah #31 was revealed but after Surah Al-Ahzaab,
Verse #59 with the word "Jalabib" was revealed then after this Ibn
Abbaas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) said that That the Muslim women are ordered
to cover their head and faces with outer garments except for one eye."
And this was also the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu). (This
is quoted by Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) in his book of fatwaa and by
Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz (Rahimahullah) in the book "Hijaab wa Safur"
Page # 60)
Imam
Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) One of the most knowledgeable
tabi'een)
"When I asked Ubaida bin Sufyan bin al-Harith ('Radhiallaahu Ánhu' Other
well known and knowledgeable Companion of Rasulullah) the meaning of
this verse about "Alaihinna" and how the jalbaab was to be worn, he
demonstrated it to me by pulling a sheet of cloth over his head to cover
his entire body, leaving the left eye uncovered. This was also the
explanation of the word 'Alaihinna in this verse"(Commentary by
Ibn Jarir and Ahkam-ul-Quran, Vol # 3, p.457 also in "hijaab wa Sufor"
quoted by Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin Bazz under the chapter of his fatwaa on
hijab on page #54)
From the Mufasireen of Quraan...
The Mufassir, Imaam Al-Qurtubi (Rahimahullah),
Cites in his Tafseer of the Ayah on Jilbaab (Al-Ahzab 33:59), that the
Jilbaab is: "a cloth which covers the entire body... Ibn 'Abbaas (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) and 'Ubaidah As-Salmaani (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) said that it is to be fully wrapped around the women's body, so
that nothing appears but one eye with which she can see." (Tafseer
Al-Qurtubi Surah Al-Ahzab ayah # 59. This was also agreed upon by Imam
WahidiImam Neishapuri in the book of tafseer of Quran "Gharaib -ul-Quran"
and "Ahkam-ul-Quran", Imam Razi, in his tafseer of Surah Azhab in the
book "Tafsir-i-Kabir" Imam Baidavi in his tafseer of Quran "Tafsir-i-Baidavi"
and by Abu Hayyan in "Al-Bahr-ul-Muhit" and by Ibn Sa'd Muhammad bin
Ka'b Kuradhi and they have all descirbed the use of jalbaab more or less
in the SAME way as the two described by Ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu Ánhu).)
Also from Imaam Qurtubi (Rahimahullah)
in his Al-Jamia li Ahkaamul Qurăn states: "All women are in effect
covered by the terms of the verse which embraces the Sharée principle
that the whole of a woman is ‘Áwrah’ (to be concealed) – her face, body
and voice, as mentioned previously. It is not permissible to expose
those parts except in the case of need, such as the giving of evidence…"
("Al-Jamia li Ahkaamul Qurăn")
At-Tabari and Ibn Al-Mundhir
described the method of wearing the jalbaab according to Ibn Abbas (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) and Qatadah (Radhiallaahu Ánhu). The sheet should be wrapped
around from the top, covering the forehead, then bringing one side of
the sheet to cover the face below the eyes so that most of the face and
the upper body is covered. This will leave both eyes uncovered (which is
allowed in necessity).(Rul-ul-Ma'ani, Vol 22, p.89)
Ibn
Kathir (Rahimahullah) said...
"Women must not display
any part of their beauty and charms to strangers except what cannot
possibly be concealed." (Quoted by Mufti Ibrahim Desi in his article on
hijaab)
From the 4
Madhabib (4 madhabs).......
Mufti Anwar Ali Adam Al Mazahiri (Mufti A'azam (Head Mufti) of Madrasa
Madinatil Uloom Trinidad & Tobago.)
"Imam Shafi, Malik and Hanbal hold the view that niqaab (covering the
face and the hands completely with only a small area for the eyes to
see) as
being compulsory (fard). Imam Abu Hanifa says that niqaab is Wajib and
the face and hands can be exposed provided that there is not fear of
desire if one looks at the female face, otherwise if there is the
slightest chance of desire developing in the looker (the meaning of
desire is that the looker would see the female face and think that she
is beautiful, sexual thaught is not what is meant) then exposing the
face and hands is Haraam.
(This is from the fatwaa issued by Mufti Anwar Ali Adam Al Mazahiri on
13/9/99. He derived the opnions of the 4 Imaams from these sources
Tafseer Ibn Katheer, Tafseer Ma'rifatul Qur'aan, Durre Muhtaar, Fatawa
Shami, Al Mabsoot, Fathul Qadeer. And the opinion of Imaam Abu hanifah
is a directly derived from his statements in the Famous book of hanafi
Fiqh Fatwaa Shami)
Shaikh AbdulAziz Bin
Bazz (One of the greatest scholars of our times. He passed away 26th of
Muharram 1420 Hijrah. (12th of May 1999) Rahimahullah. He belonged to
the Hanbali School of jurisprudence.)"It is compulsory for a woman to
cover her face in front of non mahram men"(This has been quoted in
Shaikh Bin Bazz's pamphlet on Hijab and in the book 'Islamic Fatwas
regarding Women' and in the Arabic version of the book "hijaab Wa Safur"
page #51)
Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah)
Relates that the
correct opinion for the Hanbali and Malki madhaib is that is is wajib to
cover everything except one or two eyes to see the way.
(from the Arabic book "Hijaab wa Safur" under the fatwaa of Ibn
Taymiyyah on hijaab, page # 10)
Shaikh
Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Quotes All of the woman is awrah based on the hadith of "Rasulullah
(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Narrated
by Tirmidhi with a sahih isnaad).This is the correct view
according to the madhhab of the Hanbalis, one of the two views of the
Maalikis and one of the two views of the Shaafa’is. (Quoted in his book
of fatwaa and on his web site)
Jamiatul Ulama Junbi
Africa sated that the proper opinion for the
Hanafi madhab is that "A woman must be
properly and thoroughly covered in a loose outer cloak which totally
conceals her entire body including her face!"
(This from the book Islamic Hijab by Jamiatul Ulama P.12)
Mufti-e-Azam Rasheed Ahmad Ludhyanvi (Rahimahullah,
one of the head Muftis
of the hanafi Madhab of his time This opinion is taken to be the
correct opinion of the hanafi madhab today)
Explained in his tafseer of Surah Al-Ahzaab, Verse #59. "Allah Ta'ala
is telling them that whenever out of necessity they have togo out, they
should cover themselves with a large cloak and draw a corner of it over
their faces so that they may not be recognised.
(From his article "A Detailed, analytical review on the Shar'ee hijab")
From the known and respect authentic Ullima.......
Ibn Al-Hazam
(Rahimahullah)
"In arabic language,
the language of the Prophet (saw), the word jilbaab (as mentioned in the
Quran Surah Ahzaab ayah # 59) means the outer sheet which covers the
entire body. A sheet smaller than that which would cover the entire
body, cannot be catagrized as jilbaab. (Al-Muhallah, Vol 3. Pg 217)
Ibn Al-Mandhur
(Rahimahullah)
"Jalabib is plural for Jilbaab. Jalbaab is actually the outer
sheet/coverlet which a woman wraps around, on top of her garments to
cover herself from head to toe. This covers the body entirely."
(Lisan ul-Arab, VOL 1. Pg.273)
Ibn
Hajar Al-Asqalanee (Rahimahullah)
A
tradition reported on the authority of Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) says:
"A woman in a state of Ihram (during Hajj and Umrah) should stretch her
head cloth over to her face to hide it."
(In Fathul Bari, chapter on Hajj)
Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) relates:
"Women used to room about without Cloaks (Jilbaabs) and men used to see
their faces and hands, but when the verse stating 'O Prophet! Tell your
wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their
cloaks over themselves.' (Surah Al-Ahzaab,Verse #59)was reveled, then
this was prohibited and women were ordered to wear the Jilbaab. Then
Ibn Tayimiyyah goes on to say "The word Jilbaab means a sheet which Ibn
Mas'ud (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) explained as a cloak covering the entire body
including the head, face and hands. Therefore, it is not permissible
for the women to reveal the face and hands in public. (Ibn
Taymiyyah's book on fatwaas Page# 110 Vol # 2 also in the book Hijaab
Page # 15)
Shaikh
AbdulAziz Bin Bazz (Rahimahullah)
"According to the understanding of the best generations (the "Salaf")
after the ayah of hijaab was revealed than Muslims women must cover
everything including the face and hands. they can show one eye or two
eyes to see the way. this was the opnion held by many of the sahaba
like Ibn Abbaas, Ibn Masud, Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánhuma) and others and
this opnion was upheald by the Tab'ieen who followed than as Ali bin Abi
Talha and Muhammad bin Sirin (Rahimahullah) and by the ritious ullima
who followed them as Ibn Taymiyyah and Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal (Rahimahullah)"
(Quoted from the book "hijaab wa Sufor")
Shaikh
Abubakar Jassas (Rahimahullah)
states "This verse of
Surah Ahzab shows that the young women when going out of their homes are
ordered to cover their faces from strangers (non-mahram men), and cover
herself up in such a manner that may express modesty and chastity, so
that people with evil intentions might not cherish hopes from her".
(Ahkum Al-Quran, VOL. III, p.48)
Imaam Ghazaali
(Rahimahullah)
"Woman
emerged (during the time
of Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) with NIQAABS on their Faces"
(From his famous book of Fiqh "Ihyaal Uloom")
Qazi
Al-Baidavi (Rahimahullah)
"to let down over them
a part of their outer garments" means that they should draw a part of
their outer garment in front of their face and cover themselves"
(Tafsir-I-Baidavi, Vol 4, p.168)
Jamia Binoria Pakistan
(This is a Question and Answer from a Mufti at one the highly respected
hanafi Islamic Universites of Pakistan)
Ques: Under which conditions are women allowed to
leave the home?
Ans: The principle command for women is that they
should remain in their home and should not go out without any extreme
need because mischief is feared in their going out. However if they
have to go out in extreme necessity then they should go with a Mahram
and duly covered in Burqa' (a "Burqa" covers the whole body including
the hands and face) or large overlay so that their body including their
cloths should not be visible and after buying the required article they
should come back at once. In this condition there is no Haraam.
It is also stated in
the Famous books of Fiqh Durrul Mukhtar...
"Young women are prohibited from revealing their faces in the presence
of men."
Hakimul Ummah Maulana
Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahimahullah) states in his famous book of Hanafi
Fiqh "Bahishti Zewar."
"It is not permissible for a young woman to expose
her face in the presence of ghayr mahrams, nor should she stand in a
place where she could be observed. We learn from this, that the custom
of exposing the bride's face in public where all the men can observe her
is also not permissible. To do so is a major sin." (Bahishti
Zewar)
Shaikh Muhammed Salih
Al-Munajjid (One of the great scholars of out time.
click here for the full fatwaa on covering the face and who can you
uncover the face infront of-->Fatwaa
on niqaab
"The most correct opinion, which is supported by evidence, is that it is
obligatory to cover the face, therefore young women are forbidden to
uncover their faces in front of non-mahram men in order to avoid any
mischief"
An other fatwaa when he was asked about is it preferred for sisters to
wear the niqab, he said....
"The fact is that it is obligatory for women to cover their faces" as to
how to wear the niqaab the Shaikh said "A woman may uncover her left eye
in order to see where she is going, and if necessary she may uncover
both eyes. The opening should only be wide enough for the eyes."
Yet in an other Fatwaa he explained what was the Awrah of a woman
with..."Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)
said “All of a woman is ‘awrah.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi with a saheeh
isnaad).This is the correct view according to the madhhab of the
Hanbalis, one of the two views of the Maalikis and one of the two views
of the Shaafa’is.
Shaikh ibn
Uthaimin
Question: What is the Islamic hijab?
Response: The Islamic hijab is for the women to
cover everything that is forbidden for her to expose. That is, she
covers everything that she must cover. The first of those bodily parts
that she must cover is her face. It is the source of temptation and the
source of people desiring her. Therefore, the woman must cover her face
in front of those men that are not mahram. As for those of who claim
that the Islamic hijab is to cover the head, shoulders, back, feet, shin
and forearms while allowing her to uncover her face and hands, this is a
very amazing claim. This is because it is well known that the source of
temptation and looking is the face. How can one say that the Shariah
does not allow the exposure of the foot of the woman while it allows her
to uncover her face? It is not possible that there could be in the
Esteemed, Wise and Noble Shariah a contradiction.( 'Islamic
Fatwas regarding Women' Page # 289)
Shaikh Jamaal
Zarabozo
In Surah Al-Ahzab,
verse 59, Allah has ordered the believing women to wear a jilbab. A
jilbab as defined in all the books of tafseer is a cloak that covers the
woman's body from the top of her head to her feet. It is also described
in those books, form the scholars of the earliest generation that after
that verse was revealed, the women would completely cover themselves,
leaving, for example, just one eye exposed so they can see the road.
Hence, this is the outer garment of the woman that she must wear when
she is in front of men she is not related to.
Shaikh Ibn
Jibreen
Question: I am married to a woman who wears,
praise to Allah, hijab. However, as is the custom in my country, she
does not wear hijab in front of her sister's husband and her sister does
not wear hijab in my presence. This is the custom. Furthermore, my wife
does not wear hijab in the presence of my brother or her cousins. Does
this go against the Shariah and religion? What can I do while it has
become the custom in my country not to wear hijab in the presence of
those people that I mentioned. If I tell my wife to wear hijab in front
of those people, she will accuse me of not trusting her and being
suspicious about her and so forth.
Response: All of those groups of men that you
mentioned in the question are not mahram for her. It is not allowed for
her to uncover her face and beauty in front of them. Allah has only
allowed her to uncover in front of the mahram men mentioned in the verse
in surah al-Nur,
"[Tell the believing women] not to reveal their adornments except to
their husbands, their fathers ......" (al-Nur 31).
First, you should convince your wife that it is forbidden to uncover her
face in front of non-mahram men. Make her abide by that even if it goes
against the customs of your people and even if she makes accusations
against you. You should also make this point clear to your close
relatives that you mentioned, that is, the brethren of the husband, the
husband of the sister, the cousins and so forth. All of them are
non-mahram and they all may marry her if she gets divorced. ("Islamic
Fatwas regarding Women")
Shaikh Abul A'la
Maududi (Who was the founder of "Jamat-ul-Islami" also a known and
respect scholar of the Hanafi madhab) “A person who considers carefully
the wordings of the Quranic verses, their well-known and genreally
accepted meaning and the practice during the time of the Holy Prophet
(Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) cannot dare deny the fact that the islamic Shari'ah enjoins on
the woman to hide her face from the other people and this has been the
practice of the Muslim women ever since the time of the Holy Prophet (Sallallaahu
Álayhi Wasallam) himself” (In the
book "Purda" by Shaikh Abul A'la Maududi P# 199 )
Refutations
from Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin
This is taken from the
book "Hijaab" by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin from Saudi Arabia. Printed by
Madrasah Arabia Islamia Azaadville-South Africa.
Translated by Hafedh Zaheer Essack, Rajab 1416 (December 1995)
The Ullima who are of
the opinion that it is permissible to look at the face and hands of a
strange woman (who is not mahrrum) say so mainly for the following
reasons.
The hadith of Aisha
(Radhiallaahu Ánha) when Asmaa
(Radhiallaahu Ánha) the daughter of Abu
Bakr came to the Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi
Wasallam) while wearing thin clothing. He approached her and
said: 'O Asmaa! When a girl reaches the menstrual age, it is not proper
that anything should remain exposed except this and this. He pointed to
the face and hands. But this hadith is WEAK because of 2 main
weaknesses.
1. There is no link between Aisha (Radhiallaahu Ánha) and Khalid bin
Dareek, who narrated the hadith from her. And in every chain of
narrators Khalid bin Dareek is mentioned.
2. In the chain os narrators Sa'eed bin Basheer appears, who is known
by most of the Muhaditheen as being a weak narrator. This has been
mentioned by Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal (Rahimahullah), An-Nasai
(Rahimahullah), Ibn Madeeni (Rahimahullah) and Ibn Ma'een
(Rahimahullah). This is also why Imaam Bukhari (Rahimahullah) and
Muslim (Rahimahullah) did not except this hadith to be in their books.
(From Shaikh Ibn Uthaimin in the book "Hijaab" pages # 17 and 18.)
We also have to see
that the Muhadith Abu Dawood when he quoted this hadith put with it that
it is Musal (with a broken chain that does not lead up to the Sahaba).
(From The Book "Hijaab wa Safur" under tha fatwaa
of Shaikh AbulAziz Bin Bazz on Page #61. Also stated as being
weak by Shaikh Nasirudden Al-Albaani in his Daeef Sunan Abu Dawud in
Kitab-ul-Libas under hadeeth number 4092 (which is the original hadeeth
number.) It has also been mentioned in the magazine called "Al Hijrah"
that Ullima agree this hadith is weak.)
An other thing that
shows the weakness of this hadith is that after the ayah for hijab
(Surah Al-Ahzaab – Verse #59) was revealed then the women of Sahaba wore
a complete veil and covered the faces and hands. This includes Asmaa
(Radhiallaahu Ánha) the daughter of Abu Bakr, who is supposed to have
narrated this hadith. Asmaa (Radhiallaahu Ánha)covered herself
completly including tha face, this has been narrated in authentic hadith
in Imaam maliks "MUWATTA Book 20 Hadith # 20.5.16."
Arabic words
explained by Sahaba and Ullima....
Shaikh Ibn Al Hazam (Rahimahullah) writes: "In the Arabic language of
the Prophet, Jalbab is the outer sheet which covers the entire body. A
piece of cloth which is too small to cover the entire body could not be
called Jalbab." (Al Muhalla, vol. 3, p.217.)
The Tabi'ee, Qatadah
(Rahimahullah), stated that the Jilbab should be wrapped and fixed from
above the forehead and made to cover the nose, (although the eyes are to
show) and the chest and most of the face are to be covered.
Jalabib, which is used
in the verse is the plural of Jalbab. "Jalbab, is actually the outer
sheet or coverlet which a woman wraps around on top of her garments to
cover herself from head to toe. It hides her body completely." Lisan
ul Arab vol 1 p. 273. (The best explanation is that it is what we
would today call a burqa or an abiya.)
Ibn Masood (Radhiallaahu
Ánhu) explained Jilbab to be a cloak covering the entire body including
the face and hands. (fatwaa Ibn Taymiyyah Page #110 Vol. #2)
What is Hijab
really mean?
"The root word of hijab
is hajaba and that means: (hajb) to veil, cover, screen, shelter,
seclude (from), to hide, obscure (from sight), to make imperceptible,
invisible, to conceal, to make or form a separation (a woman), to
disguise, masked, to conceal, hide, to flee from sight, veil, to veil,
conceal, to cover up, become hidden, to be obscured, to vanish, to
become invisible, disappear from sight, to veil, to conceal, to
withdraw, to elude perception.
Hajb: seclusion,
screening off, keeping away, keeping off,
Hijab plural: hujub:
cover, wrap, drape, a curtain, a woman's veil, screen, partition,
folding screen, barrier,
Ihtijab: Concealment,
hiddenness, seclusion, veildness, veiling, purdah.
Hijab: Concealing,
screening, protecting,
Mahjub: concealed
hidden, veiled!
These definitions of
the hijab were taken from the: Arabic-English Dictionary, The Hans Wehr
dictionary of modern written arabic, edited by JM Cowan.
NOTE FROM THE
AUTHOR:
Just to make it clear
the point of this page is NOT to say if a woman doesn't wear niqaab she
will go to Jahunum, as we know there are two valid view points on the
hijab. One view held by the Ullima is that the niqaab (covering the
face) is wajib (compulsory) and other Ullima hold the view it is
Mustahab (recommended and the best thing to do but not compulsory).
This page is to explain to those people who say things like "The niqaab
is not in islam or is not important" or is "bad for dawa" these people
should understand that the Niqaab is from the Quraan and Hadith and even
if you hold the view of it not being wajib it is still THE BEST thing
and recommended and anyone who wears it is to be respected. And is
anyone discourages the wearing of Niqaab or denies it being in Islam or
makes fun of someone who wears it they should fear ALLAH and take their
shahadah over.
And ALLAH (swt) knows
best.
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