hijaab alone enuff?

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Asalaam alikum

As far as i know wearing the jilbaab(outer garment) when going out in public is obligation for women. Not come across any1 who disagreed with it recently so just want to know if there is an difference of opinions on the issue of jilbaab(outer garment) between scholars & schools of thoughts..

PS: not talking about niqaab!

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any1 know??????

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Is'nt there anyone who knows something abt dis topic??

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Re: hijaab alone enuff?

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As far as i know wearing the jilbaab(outer garment) when going out in public is obligation for women.
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As far as I know, no particular kind of clothing is 'obligatory' on muslim women. There are general guidelines about clothing.. i.e. they should be loose and don't show the shape of the body (and cover all parts of the body except face and hands). The exact design of the clothing - be it jilbab or be it something else - is left upto the women. Its more defined by cultural influences than anything else. If a woman wants to wear jilbab, they are welcome. If they want to wear a chaddor like Afghan women, that should be ok too.

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HIJAB FOR WOMEN

The status of women in Islam is often the target of attacks in the secular media.
The ‘hijab’ 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 ‘hijab’, 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:
    a. 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.
    b. 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.
    c. 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.
    d. Egyptian Civilization:
    The Egyptian considered women evil and as a sign of a devil.
    e. 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.

Hijab for men
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]

  1. Six criteria for Hijab. According to Qur’an and Sunnah there are basically six criteria for observing hijab:
  2. 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

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

  1. The clothes worn should be loose and should not reveal the figure.
  2. The clothes worn should not be transparent such that one can see through them.
  3. The clothes worn should not be so glamorous as to attract the opposite sex.
  4. The clothes worn should not resemble that of the opposite sex.
  5. 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.
  6. Hijab includes conduct and behaviour among other things 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.
  7. Hijab prevents molestation 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. This answer was given by Dr. Zakir Naik. In one of the Qestion/Answer sessions after her speach. Hope it would be helpful
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Yes it is alone enuff.
And I'm saying this is because I remember reading a Quranic verse that mentions it.
I'm pretty sure that Niqaab is not mandatory.

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Yes it is alone enuff.
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Reference?