Hijab and Niqab

name = Nur A'qilah
Question = assalamualaikum brother. what is the hukum to wear the
niqab? issit sunnah?



Answer:

in the name of Allah the most gracious and the most merciful

Assalamu alaikum, take my advise at your own risk

is the niqaab part of the sunnah?

the niqaab is extra. the hijab is compulsory for women

'Aisha used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces."

i would suggest that women take the advice of Aisha and use a seperate piece of clothe to cover the face

men must cover from their knees to their belly buttons. however for a man it is better for his to cover his chest and also to wear long sleeves. the minimum is only the area between the knees however a man would receive an extra reward for covering and wearing long sleeves

a women should wear niqaab for the extra reward in doing that. however she can show her face to a future fiancee if he wants to see what she looks like or in the situation of a court case, or a transaction where the face is nessasary for identification. for example voting in Canada a women must show her face to be identified with her drivers license. so this is allowed for her to show her face so that she can vote if she chooses to do that. in that situation it is best for her to be identified by a women. if there are no women to identify her then it is ok for a man to identify her. in regards to medical treatment it is ok for the doctor to look at any part of the body which is affected by the illness in the situation where no female doctor is available. the women should request a female doctor and female nurses, however if they are not available then a man doctor may be used to examine only the part of the body affected by the illness. for example the doctor may need to take blood pressure on the upper part of the arm or he may need to remove the shirt of a female who was involved in a car accident - (this is the opinion of the scholars)

during the hajj it is forbidden for a women to wear Niqaab or gloves

the Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) said: “The woman who is in ihraam must not wear niqaab or gloves.”

however during the hajj a women may grab part of her hijab and use it to cover her face when men are close to her if she feels uncomfortable, however she is forbidden to take a seperate piece of clothe to cover her face or hands

women who wear short skirts and showing off their private parts do so with the intentions of getting attention from men. they will also do this in the work place to help them advance in their careers. essentially what they are doing is selling their bodies for wordly gains. but the hijabi is not for sale. she is dignified and honourable in the sight of men. men are forced to deal with her personality and jugements are not made based on aperance. in our society many women have self image problems in which they don't feel good about their bodies. the media causes women to feel insufficient. the hijabi is the most beautiful women in the world! why because it shows their love for Allah and that they will not comprimise for the sake of fitting into an emoral society. the prophet peace be upon him in a popular hadith has said that if you imitate a people then you are one of them. so why should a person dress like a famous actor? are we following the sunnah of the actors. no! God forbid that we do such a filthy thing

in the west, women have been discriminated against, and even attacked in the streets for no other reason than they wear the hijab. i have seen pictures on the internet of pulling off the hijab of our sisters

this is hypocracy. they say a women has the right to wear whatever she wants however they will not allow her to wear hijab

so in conclusion: the minimum requirement is the covering of the whole body except the face and hands which is know as the hijab. the covering of the whole body except the eyes is extra reward and is known as the niqab

however it is best that you do your own research lest i am responsible for leading anybody astray. it is best to look at the fatwas given and the reasons why the fatwa was given. you should always look at the proofs that the scholars give to support their opinion