In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
When I see pictures of Muslim women without hijab, I can't help it but to write about this again. And here again, some people might say, here she goes again!
Keep all that beauty to yourself. You are like diamonds and diamonds are only shown to special and specific people. It is not something to be worn around at all times and shown to everybody no matter who they are.
The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, paved the path to the Pleasure of Allah, the path of those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor. This path is a straight one, surrounded by virtue from all sides and attends to the best moral characteristics, which are increased by the clothing of purity, concealment, and chastity. It is the path toward harmonious contentment and happiness in this life and the Hereafter.
This is why Allah, our Creator, the Protector, has made wearing hijab an obligation upon the woman as a safeguard of her chastity and protection of her honor and sign of her faith. Dispel this myth that hijab is only for the Arabs and not suitable for people living in the west or in certain climate or in any so called civilized world.
Proper hijab is covering your body in such a way that it does not disclose the shape of your body and the color of your skin, from head to toe except the face and the hands up to the wrist joints, without showing the hair, ears, neck and under the chin. If your face causes men to look at you with desire or if you fear fitnah because of unwanted attention wherever you go, you should wear niqab (face covering), even though wearing niqab is generally not obligatory. This is the way of piety and taqwa.
وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَىٰ جُيُوبِهِنَّ ۖ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ إِخْوَٰنِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِىٓ أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُنَّ أَوِ ٱلتَّـٰبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ أَوِ ٱلطِّفْلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَوْرَٰتِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۖ وَلَا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِن زِينَتِهِنَّ ۚ وَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴿٣١[Qur'an An-Noor 24:31]
And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed. (31)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَٰجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَـٰبِيبِهِنَّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰٓ أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّـهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿٥٩[Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:59]
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (59)
The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
...If the woman reaches the age of puberty, no part of her body should be seen but this and this" --- and he pointed to his face and hands.
You are doing yourself a constant good deed by wearing hijab and helping others to do good deed by your example and encouraging them and motivate them to wear hijab. You will be a shining example how women in Islam are so highly respected and valued and powerful in Islam.
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ وَءَامَنُوا۟ بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۙ كَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَأَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ ﴿٢[Qur'an Muhammad 47:2]
And those who believe and do righteous deeds and believe in what has been sent down upon Muhammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He will remove from them their misdeeds and amend their condition. (2)
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا۟ مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا ۙ قَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَأُتُوا۟ بِهِۦ مُتَشَـٰبِهًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِيهَآ أَزْوَٰجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۖ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿٢٥[Qur'an Al-Baqarah 2:25]
And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. (25)
Even if you are not convinced or you disagree with the reasons and virtues for hijab, that is irrelevant and does not change the fact that it is compulsory on you. Maybe God Almighty does not want you to understand. Nevertheless, He is testing you -- to see if you would follow His command and please Him.
If you don't wear hijab, know that your body is on display in the market of Shaytan seducing the hearts of men. Your hairstyle, the tight clothing showing detail of your figure, the short dresses showing off your legs, the short sleeves showing off you arms, and the flashy and fragrant clothing all angers the Merciful and pleases the Shaytan. Every day that passes while you are in this condition, distances you further from Allah and brings you closer to the circles of Shaytan. Each day curses and anger are directed toward you from the Heavens until you repent.
If you want to wait to wear hijab when you are old and decrepit, can you guarantee that you will live tomorrow (or even the next moment)?
Remember, every day brings you closer to the grave and the Angel of Death is ready to capture your soul.
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوْنَ أُجُورَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۖ فَمَن زُحْزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ ٱلْجَنَّةَ فَقَدْ فَازَ ۗ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ ﴿١٨٥[Qur'an Ale'Imran 3:185]
Every soul will taste death, and you will only be given your [full] compensation on the Day of Resurrection. So he who is drawn away from the Fire and admitted to Paradise has attained [his desire]. And what is the life of this world except the enjoyment of delusion. (185).
If you want to wait until you get married or finish college or after you do hajj to wear hijab, what makes you think these future expectations will even occur?
Don't forget that Allah truly knows what your intentions are! So don’t think you are fooling anybody by giving these excuses.
Every time a man looks at you because you are not wearing hijab you get the sin because you are aiding the man to commit a sin for looking at you on account of you having your nakedness (awrah) displayed. You have caused fitnah for him.
قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا۟ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ ﴿٣٠(Qur'N An-Nur 24:30)
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. (30)
Pay attention of any pictures of you without hijab (even with hijab but provocative) in public forums like Facebook. Delete them. Take all the means to take them down. As well, don't allow anyone to take pictures of you without hijab because it is bound to be circulated around and you cannot take them back.
For girls, parents should start getting them use to wear head cover and lose clothing at young age. I see many parents who started their little daughters with wearing lose clothes and not letting any parts of their body showing except the face and the hands. The girls would grow up this way and wouldn't think of wearing any other way. It will make your job of raising them to be a good Muslimah a lot easier especially in places where children have little or no Islamic guidance outside of the home. It will save you a lot of headaches in the future. You won't be sorry, dear sisters and brothers.
Parents make a mistake of not inculcating this Islamic value at an early age. Some would show off their daughters with flashy or tight fitting clothes (jeans, shorts, etc) for whatever reasons. This will haunt them later on when they start becoming more practicing.
Exposing your little and young daughters to hijab now is a small effort than trying to make them wear hijab when they reach their teens.
Because you know your daughter is beautiful and she can keep all that beauty to herself, she is like the diamond. Again, diamonds are only shown to special and specific people and it is not something to be worn around at all times and shown to everybody. You will help your daughter creates a good family when they grow up because she will catch the attention of a pious Muslim man to come and ask for her hand in marriage. Most pious men won't even consider marriage with a non-hijabi.
Caution: The intention for wearing hijab should still be to observe the command of Allah and to seek Divine Pleasure.
To my sisters who are not wearing (proper) hijab, get on the train of repentance before death passes by your station.
May Allah grant us tawfiq. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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