What does the hijab mean to you o` women of faith?

...a symbol of FAITH or a slave to FASHION?


Uploaded by j4mila on Mar 21, 2011
http://youtu.be/pi36GvRP7bk

Among the many fashion/stylish hijab video tutorials on Youtube, I pray this video catches the attention of sisters. I hope that the advice is given some consideration inshaAllah.

Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allah have mercy on him) has discussed the correct hijab, here is the summary of the key points:

- It should cover all the body apart from whatever has been exempted
- It should not be an adornment in and of itself
- It should be thick and not transparent or see-through
- It should be loose, not tight so that it describes any part of the body
- It should not be perfumed with bakhoor/fragrance
- It should not resemble the clothing of men
- It should not resemble the dress of kaafir women
- It should not be a garment of fame and vanity

Reference: Hijaab al-Mar'ah al-Muslimah, p. 54-67

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Stylish Hijaab Vs. Islaamic Jilbaab

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Sheikh Danish Riyaz, November 14, 2011


A new trend of wearing Stylish Hijaab in Women folk came from the west to the rest of the world & it is better if they don’t wear such a Hijaab then what they wear. Its the duty of every Muslim women to acquire the knowledge of Islaam and today acquiring the knowledge of Islaam is extremely easy with the advent of internet and availability of a large collection of books in English and other languages in the outside market.

For many sisters – hijaab is the head scarf which covers the head and that’s it. For some sisters hijaab is the long skirt and a scarf and that’s it. For some sisters, hijaab is something which should be in the heart and does not necessarily mean to wear it and for most of the sisters, hijaab is a small cloth that covers major part of the hair and it is not required to wear something special below because they say, hijaab is to cover ones hair.

Read this post : Looking for a good looking, beautiful Jilbaab ?

...There are sisters who cover their faces but keep their eyes open but the amount of make up and decoration they do to their eyes and eye brows in unimaginable. No wonder Allaah praises the beauty of hoor in jannah with their eyes as hoorul ‘eyn means the big beautiful eyes. Eyes are the biggest tool for attracting the opposite sex and now we also attract the same sex!...

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Additional info:

Is it allowed for a girl to wear Jeans or Pants?

Is it allowed for a Muslim woman to wear pants?

Remember Sisters: -
KHIMAAR (head covering) IS AN OBLIGATION.

JILBAAB (long cloak/ coat which covers full body) IS AN OBLIGATION.

References: [Al-Ahzaab:33:59, An-Noor: 24:30-31]