Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
Quote:Yes Wael, but how can you fulfil the outer hijab without first fulfilling the inner? If a woman is immodest in her heart then no outfit will adequately cover up her real self.
I guess you need an immediate reminder of what Islam is. :)
Islam means surrender, submission, obedience to the will of Almighty God, Whatever Allah and His Messenger have set out as being the way of Islam is to be followed perfectly and completely. Now, you cant surrender, submit and obey God and His messenger <b>unless you are sincere and honest</b>, because Allah is Pure and He only accepts pure, the Prophet Muhammad pbuh told us that "Verily, deeds are rewarded by intention. And everyone will have the reward for that which he has intended."
<b>Sincere intention is the key to the success or failure of the Muslim</b>, whether we talk on Hijab or any other issue. So any Muslim sister, who observes Hijab, must be for the sake of Allah and not for the chance to show off or call attention to herself. If there is even a speck of pride or showing off for the people instead of doing for Allah, then the whole of the matter will be rejected by Allah on the Day of Judgment. <b>This is due to the fact that Allah wants purity of intention and purity in deed, both go hand by hand FHC, inner and outer</b>.
So once we humble ourselves, submit totally to Allah, and to Him exclusively, <b>in faith and in action</b>, obey Him with sincerity, we will surely feel peace in our hearts. And establishing peace in our hearts will bring about peace in our external conduct as well.
Quote:I understand the completeness part but whenever we discuss hijab on the boards, the Islamic women I co-exist with immediately come to mind & unfortunately only a handful of them observe the correct criteria.
Instead of looking at Muslims surrounding your, why don’t you observe the life of Muhammad's pbuh wives and daughter?
Salam
Wael.
