Idea behind hijab????

a)Does hijab mean to cover your hair all the time from strangers?





b) What if a cousin of you see color of your hair?





c) hijabis, how u manage to keep all of your hair hidden from your relatives at home? the stranger from whom u are required to cover your hair.

Idea behind hijab????
Hijab means you cover in front of any man who is not your close relative (mahrem). So anyone besides your brothers, father, uncles, grandfather, father in law, son. Cousins are not included in this group, nor are brothers in law. As for the home. Well when I travel overseas and stay with my husband's family I don't worry about this at all. Even though he has mashallah six brothers and I don't know how many nephews, most of whom are teenagers and older. They know when I am in the house not to come to where I am in the house unless they ask first or knock. Even they ring the doorbell first and wont come in their own house unless they are given the all clear. I think the family has to respect each other and be mindful of the women in their family in this regard. Otherwise, there will always be a problem.
Reply:a) Its a clothing requirement in Islam, women are required to cover everything except for their face and hands while men should cover between the navel and the knees, clothes worn should also be loose and not transparent.





b) They shouldn't because they are considered to be non-mahrem, It can happen accidentally, but if you just don't cover in front of them ( its not only about hair) then you are not following a requirement in Islam and that's something for Allah to judge.





c) You don't have to cover in front of relatives like your uncles and your grandfather, as for other relatives you do need to cover in front of them, but its not as hard or uncomfortable as you imagine, its actually much more comfortable than wearing tight jeans and a tank top.
Reply:a)Hijab is not just the headscarf. It is the headscarf, the Abaya that covers a woman from head to toe, and the Niqab(Face veil). Yes you have to cover all of your body in front of strangers including the hands and face. See Sura 24:31. Sura 24:60, Sura 33:55, and Sura 33:59 regarding the rules of hijab. See also Bukhari(Strongest Hadith for ruling of the Niqab).


b)Cousins are hala to marry. Cousins are therefore not considered realatives as you can marry them. Women can not show her beauty to her male cousins.


c)I wear hijab in my house if strangers are over. I don't take it off.





'A'isha radi Allahu anha 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." (Hadith - Sahih Bukhari 6:282)





Imam Ghazaali(mentions in his famous book of Fiqh Ihyaal Uloom):





"Woman emerged (during the time of Rasulullah 'saw') with niqabs on their Faces"





Jami'atul Ulema Junbi Africa sate that the proper opinion for the Hanafi madhab is that "A woman must be properly and thoroughly covered in a lose outer cloak which totally conceals her entire body including her face!"





(This from the book Islamic Hijab by Jami'atul Ulema P.12)





It is also state in the Famous books of Fiqh Durrul Mukhtar...





"Young women are prohibited from revealing their faces in the presence of men."
Reply:Hijab in Arabic Means Vail. In the Quran Allah talked to Moses, and Mohammed (PBUT) from Behind a Hijab for their own protection as He demonstrated to Moses he almost leveled the Mountain when his foot appeared!





Hijab is therefore Protection for Women from Lustful Gazes, and the facilitating of Evil acts. He who Created Knows his Creation's weakness and subscribes the cure for those who will follow his Will and not their own will!
Reply:a) not strangers....a non-mahram (the person u can technically get married to)





b) one should cover in front of the cousins





c) good thing i have no relatives n strangers at my home...all of them live in canada, UK, Norway, and my home land....i live with my family so covering at home is not an issue for me
Reply:a) hijab means- to cover not only your hair but to cover urself in loose clothings in front of ALL NON-MEHRAM men!





b) if u keep ur hijab on tight, they can't see anything :D





c) umm the only relatives in my house are my mom, dad, and brothers- so i dont have to cover in front of them....if people come over, i just put my hijab on. its not hard.
Reply:a) Yes.


b) They should not, unless they are female.


c) Most people do not live in large households with many family members. If they do live with a larger family, then they should be careful to cover themselves when passing by non-Mahram family members.
Reply:a)not all strangers ( you should know the difference between bad strangers and good strangers)





b)nothing happens





c) i dont think u have to cover your hair from your relatives at home





we should know these rules were creates about 1400 years ago and times were different so we can change them around a bit ;)
Reply:a) yes we must cover from non-Mahrem men


b) If you covered then they wouldn't see it. If it is by accident, then Allah is the forgiver of mistakes


c) most people dont live with family member that they must cover from.
Reply:a) Yes you must cover your hair and figure from strangers at all time.





b) Try not to let this happen and not mix with them if possible.





c) I dont really mix with my non mahram relatives and i dont live with them.
Reply:Hijab is genius. It gives women self confidence and a liberation from self obssession and vanity, which are like sexual instincts to women... I could go on.
Reply:Its not very hard to hide hair.We just wear scarves.


At home its a little difficult especially in hot weather but its not impossible.We'll have to endure some pain if we want to be rewarded jannah right?!
Reply:yes


yes


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Reply:a/ you have to cover from all non mahrem men





b/ well theyre bound to see the colour dont let ur scarf slip





c/i live only with my hubby so i take it off at home which is permissable
Reply:oppression.