Please clarify the rules regarding wearing hijab. Is it necessary to cover the face also ?

I do observe hijab but doesn't cover my face. I taqleed Imam abu hanifa(RA).Does covering face included in hijab?

Assala-u-alaikum 1.Respected mufti sahib, I do observe hijab but doesn't cover my face. I taqleed Imam abu hanifa(RA).Does covering face included in hijab? Also should I use obaya too to cover my whole body over my dress.

It is necessary for a woman to cover her face.(Shaami Vol.1 Pg.406) If your dress shows the shape of your body or is transparent, then it would be necessary to wear an abaya or cloak over the dress.



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Mufti Ebrahim Desai



I being a muslim baligh female, if do hijab i.e., what majority of the Muslim women do, cover their hair so that only their face is visible: is that ok?

Please I want this confirmed, as I also see some other

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Allah Taãla mentions in the Noble Qur'an, '(O Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi
Wasallam), tell the believing males to lower their gazes. tell the believing
females to lower their gazes ...' (Quran 24:29-30). The injunction of
lowering the gaze is clear that it is not permissible for strange males and
females to look at one another. Due to the immorality of times and weakness
of resistance, it is compulsory for a female to cover her face which is the
focus of her beauty. The covering of the face conveniently facilitates the
accomplishment of the purpose of lowering the gaze. Al-Mahmood 6:www.jamiat.org. za/isinfo/ mahmood6. html

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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Please clarify the rules regarding wearing hijab. Is it necessary to cover the face also?



A: Allah Taãla mentions in the Noble Qur’an, ‘(O Muhammad (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam), tell the believing males to lower their gazes… tell the believing females to lower their gazes ...’ (Quran 24:29-30). The injunction of lowering the gaze is clear that it is not permissible for strange males and females to look at one another. Due to the immorality of times and weakness of resistance, it is compulsory for a female to cover her face which is the focus of her beauty. The covering of the face conveniently facilitates the accomplishment of the purpose of lowering the gaze.

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai