Women: Covering their face Women: Covering their face

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Read all please. If you are one of those who doesnt cover, well dont get angry or yawwn <its just you.

Sheikh Albani is one of the leading authorities on Hadith in the Muslim world today. I know him personally and I can assure you that he does not hesitate to say what he believes to be the truth and to support it with evidence from the Qur’an and Hadith. Like every human being, he may make mistakes. In this particular instance, he is certainly
right. He has written a book on the type of dress a Muslim woman should wear in particular. The book is well researched and the style is clear and easily understood. As for what the door attendant told you, I am afraid he has given the Qur’anic verse, he quoted to you, a meaning to fit his own view. I have no doubt that he means well, and that
he does not recognize his mistake. The verse he quotes demands Muslim women to lengthen their dresses so that they are distinguished from other women. The type of dress with which it is concerned is the normal dress a woman wears. That dress cannot be made to cover her head, her face and her body. What the Qur’anic verse tells Muslim women is not to have their dresses short. They should lengthen them so as to cover their legs right down to their ankles. I have often quoted the Hadith which states that Asmaa’, the Prophet’s sister-in-law, once entered his home wearing a dress made of transparent material. The Prophet said to her: “Asmaa’ when a women attains puberty, nothing should be seen of her body except this and this ( pointing to his face and forearms).” The way this Hadith is phrased means that the face and forearms of a woman may be seen by others. This clearly means that it is not at all obligatory for Muslim women to cover their faces. No one may force a Muslim, woman or man, to do something Allah has not imposed.

Jaawan

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You got a problem dude!!!

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Asalaam alaikum wrt wb,

Here is what Fiqh us Sunnah Volume 1 number 113 says about a woman’s awrah.

Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 1.113
Woman’s aurah & hijab
There is no such dispute over what constitutes a woman’s 'aurah. It is stated that her entire body is 'aurah and must be covered, except her hands and face. Says Allah in the Qur’an, “And to display of their adornment only that which is apparent (do not expose any adornment or beauty save the hands and face).” It has been authentically related from Ibn 'Abbas, Ibn 'Umar and 'Aishah that the Prophet said, “Allah does not accept the prayer of an adult woman unless she is wearing a headcovering (khimar, hijab).” This is related by “the five,” except for an-Nasa’i, and by Ibn Khuzaimah and al-Hakim. At-Tirmidhi grades it as hassan.
It is related from Umm Salamah that she asked the Prophet, “Can a woman pray in a long shirt (like a night shirt) and headcovering without a loincloth?” He said, “If the shirt is long and flowing and covers the top of her feet.” This is related by Abu Dawud. The scholars say it is sahih in mauqoof form (as a statement of Umm Salamah and not that of the Prophet.)
It is also related that 'Aishah was asked, “In how many garments is a woman to pray?” She answered, “Ask 'Ali ibn Abu Talib and then return to me and tell me what he said.” 'Ali’s answer was, “In a headcover and a long flowing shirt.” This was told to 'Aishah and she said, “He has told the truth.”
The clothes worn must cover the 'aurah, even if they are tight enough to highlight those features. If the clothes are so thin that one’s skin color can be seen, they are not suitable for prayer.

Wasalaam,
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