HiJaB..........the pillar of Eman

[Shereen]

<b>O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognised and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (Quran 33:59) </b>

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<b>CONDITIONS OF WEARING A HIJAB</b>

<b> Covering AL the body</b>

On the authority of the wife of the prophet (pbuh), Umm Salama (RA) said:

"When the verse was revealed that they should cast their outer garments over their bodies' was revealed, the women of Ansar came out as if they had crows over their heads by wearing outer garments.

<b>2.The hijab must not be a display </b>

The hijab itself must not be a display. Allah ordained it so as to cover the beauty of women and not for showing off. Allah (swt) says <b>d not show of their adornment except only that which is apparent.' (S24:31).</b>

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<b>`And stay in your houses and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance.' (S33:33). </b>

It is in no way logical that the hijab itself be a source of display

<b>3.The hijab must not be transparent </b>

The prophet (pbuh) is quoted as saying: "In the latest part of my Ummah (nation of Muslims) there shall be women who would be naked in spite of being dressed, they have their hair high like the humps of the Bukht camel, curse them, for they are cursed. They will not enter Al-Jannah and would not even perceive its odour, although it's fragrance can be perceived from a distance of 500 years travelling by camel"

<b>4.Hijab must be roomy, and not tight[b/]</b>

The hijab is a safeguard against fitna. If it is tight, it will be descriptive of the woman's body and this violates and defeats the whole purpose of hijab.

5.The hijab must not be perfumed

On the authority of Ad'Diya Al-Maqdisi, the prophet (pbuh) said:

"<i>Any woman who perfumes herself and passes by some people that they smell her scent, then she is a Zaniyah (adulteress)." </i>

<b>CONDITIONS OF WEARING A HIJAB</b>