Is hijaab a farz?

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@Crescent

Assalamalikum,

I know Sh. Faraz personally, and his explanation doesn’t differ from what I implied before. Classical, as well as majority of Hanafi Scholars never stated Hijaab was not Wajib. It in fact is. However, it depends on a case by case basis.

It is similar to current and savings bank accounts. Due to the conventional banks acting upon western law, it is difficult to avoid interest or the usage of deposited money by the bank. Therefore, scholars have allowed even the interest you receive from the Bank as long as you give it to the needy. This is not permissible in Islamic countries where conventional banks are not bound by law, and Islamic law holds superiority.

So we must understand, that the general concept of Niqaab is not something we should take lightly. The only reason scholars allow us to focus more on hijaab less on Niqaab is because of our environment in the west. However, generally the Niqaab, especially in the Hanafi school, is wajib, and always will stay like that.

If tomorrow we have an Islamic state, and we actually have Shariah law implemented there, and Muslims are a majority and safer in that environment, I could assure you Niqaab would be deemed wajib by all the scholars.

We must understand the situation, the environment, the bases for why certain rulings are passed.

Walaykum Salaam

Wajib and Fardh are two different things.

Interest is being declared haram in Quran but niqab is not even mentioned in Quran.

And it’s not only in the west, even in the East you can’t make it an obligation for women to wear niqab because of the norms and environment.

We don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow so we better concentrate on our present.

Btw growing beard is also wajib.

It’s good that you know Shaykh Faraz, may be you can ask him again in detail.

A nice video every man should hear.