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Question: If a uniform is made compulsory in girls’ schools in one of the Islamic countries, such that female students wearing the hijab are prohibited from entering the schools, and female teachers who observe the hijab are likewise prevented from entering in their hijab and from teaching, thereby subjecting them to considerable harm or severe hardship, does the same ruling that applies to women in non-Muslim countries where hijab is prohibited in schools also apply to them? That is, are they required to observe the Islamic hijab to the extent possible—for example, by covering most of the hair of the head with a hat and completely covering the neck down to the chin by wearing a high-necked garment (blouse)—and not to abandon hijab except to the extent necessitated by the circumstances? Is this the ruling applicable to them, or does their situation differ from what has been described?
Answer: Personal necessity, by itself, is not sufficient. If complying with the requirement to abandon hijab would lead to a serious and widespread adverse consequence—that is, if it would harm the cultural identity of the community and embolden the authorities, thereby intensifying their efforts to eradicate the Islamic traditions of that society—then this consideration must also be taken into account.
And to Allah alone do we submit our complaint.
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And to Allah alone do we submit our complaint.
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Question: Can we make a movie and photographs with Na-Mahrams without hijab and mixed gatherings, who usually wear Hijab?
Answer: It is not permissible as a measure of precaution.
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Question: What is the best modest dress according to Islamic laws?
Answer: In the present time, the context of hijab is the modest covering of a Muslim woman. A woman should not show her beauty or adornments except what appears by uncontrolled factors such as the wind blowing her clothes, and the head covers should be drawn so as to cover the hair, the neck and the bosom. If one wears other than the Abaya, then it should cover the mentioned areas, and with that said a Muslim woman should prefer to choose wearing an Abaya (Chador).
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Question: Can I remove my Hijab in time of danger?
Answer: If there is a real danger threatening you because of your Islamic dress, you can remove it only to the necessary extent, and if one can move to an area where they can wear the Hijab, they should move there.
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Question: What are the minimum requirements of Hijab (Islamic modest dress) for a Muslim woman?
Answer: Woman should conceal all her body (including arms and legs) and hair from a man who is non-Mahram, and as an obligatory precaution, she should conceal herself even from a Na-baligh boy who is able to discern between good and evil, and could probably be sexually excited. But she can leave her face and hands upto wrists uncovered in the presence of Na-Mahram, as long as it does not lead him to casting a sinful, evil glance or her to doing something forbidden; for in both these cases, she must cover them.
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Question: I am a married man and live in a joint family system; my father, mother, grand father, my younger brother and my uncle live in my house; how about my wife's hijab in such a situation?
Answer: Your wife is Mahram to your father and grandfather only and not to your uncle or brother, and must observe Hijab from them (your uncle and brother).
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Question: Is the chin obligatory to be covered as a form of Hijab, or is it part of the face, and not obligatory to be covered?
Answer: When the woman wears Hijab, usually her head, neck and body is covered, including the chin and some extra area, this part is not compulsory to cover.
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Question: Can a woman wear a wig and show the wig hair (synthetic or natural hair) to a non-Mahram?
Answer: It must be covered
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