I do, however, hate it when hijab-less mothers force their daughters to wear the hijab. I see that so often.
Wow, i have never seen that.....as far as i've seen, its the other way around, mom who covers wants daughter to as well...and daughter doesnt want to. But the situation u described is quite strange!
Re: What if your child wants to wear a hijab...
We all hope and pray that our children are better human being and muslims than we are.
mA I see the youth that is stronger (with or without hijaab) than the generation past and I would be really proud of my daughter if she would make that decision herself.
but you don't wear one.
A friend is going through this. She doesn't cover her head but her teenage daughter wants to and now the mother is under pressure. She doesn't know if she should do it for her daughter's sake that perhaps by doing so, her daughter will feel more at ease and not feel left out...or should she just let her daughter go ahead as she was definitely inspired regardless of what example the mother set.
I am not in that situation so I don't really know what to say. I guess if she doesn't feel comfortable, she should encourage her daughter and take a back seat.
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One of my aunties loves wearing sarees with skimpy little sleeveless blouses and so on and her daughter who's fifteen wears hijab.. people always joke around about it.. the general feeling (not that I necessarily agree with it) is that her daughter might be 'going thru a phase'.. her mum and dad never pushed her one way or another and just let her be which I think is prob the best way to handle the situation.. I don't agree with girls being forced or stopped from wearing hijab, anyone over 12/13 is prob mature enough to make her own decision imo..
Re: What if your child wants to wear a hijab...
Some people may go through a phase. I know someone who decided to wear the hijab. No one in her family really approved, but she insisted anyway. However, after about ten months or so she stopped. I don't know if she ultimately stopped because of her family or if it was truly just a phase. But when making such an important decision, some form of support is usually needed.