In today's blog, I am going to go to a sensitive issue. Just remind yourself, that everyone has their rights and opinion about things and we should be understanding and mature in handling them.
HIJAB?
I was watching some videos at youtube and randomly decided to read at the comment section. As I was scrolling, I notice the question about hijab.
Some Muslim girls said that hijab is a choice, while some said that hijab is compulsory. The form of hijab is touching the subject of a Muslim's aurat.
There are many verses of the Quran and hadiths on the obligation of covering our aurats. Amongst them are:-
Surah An-Noor, Verse 31:
Translation:
And say to the believing women that they cast down their looks and guard their private parts and do not display their ornaments except what appears thereof, and let them wear their head-coverings over their bosoms, and not display their ornaments except to their husbands or their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands, or their sons, or the sons of their husbands, or their brothers, or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their women, or those whom their right hands possess, or the male servants not having need (of women), or the children who have not attained knowledge of what is hidden of women; and let them not strike their feet so that what they hide of their ornaments may be known; and turn to Allah all of you, O believers! so that you may be successful.
Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 59:
Translation:
O Prophet! say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers that they let down upon them their over-garments; this will be more proper, that they may be known, and thus they will not be given trouble; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
As a Muslim, we should have knowledge about our religion especially the basics such as our aurat.
For female Muslims, our whole body is our aurat except our hands and face. Based on this hadith from our Prophet Muhammad that commands a woman to cover herself.
I am not specifically saying that it should be a hijab, but the must of covering our whole body except the face and hands. You could wear a hoodie and it'll be okay.
I have seen articles discussing contrasting views on what exactly aurat is, but what I have shared above specifically on aurat, is agreeable by majority Islamic scholars in the world, and also being practised by the majority of Muslims worldwide.
Prophet Muhammad has reminded us, “Without a doubt, my Ummah will never be gathered in misguidance. Whenever you see disagreement, hold fast to the greater majority.”
(Ibn Majah)
Just so you know, that I understand everyone has their opinions about this issue. So let's just be understanding about it and accept our opinion.
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