Hijab and Modest Dress
253 questions
Why must a girl wear the hijab and not show any part of her body except to unmarriageable kin (mahrams) and her husband, and what will happen if she wears modest attire but it is not a hijab?
Will a young man be held accountable before God for his wife's actions, such as her insistence on wearing a tight-fitting jilbab and listening to music, and what should he do if she insists on that, especially given that the matter has reached the point of contemplating divorce?
What is the ruling on women who wear the niqab shunning those who do not—even if they wear the legal dress—until they wear it, and what is the ruling on theq niqab, and is it permissible to shun mothers, sisters, and female relatives who do not wear the niqab or the hijab?
What should someone do who vowed to wear the legal (Sharia-compliant) dress upon recovery, and she desires to do so but not now? And is it permissible for her to fast three days as expiation for it?
Is it permissible for the wife to bring a housemaid to help her care for her children, and what are the legitimate controls that must be followed to protect the husband from looking at her? What is the legitimate dress code for the husband at home in front of the maid? And is it permissible for her to sit with the family during evening gatherings or meals?
Is it permissible to obey the husband regarding the type of hijab, such that it covers the woman's body but is "fashionable" (trousers and a long shirt or a long skirt that does not show the body's joints), instead of the long, Shariah-compliant jilbab with a khimar?
What are the alternatives for dealing with the presence of my sister and mother at an engagement session, when they do not adhere to the Shar'i dress code?
Is the hijab a sectarian garment?
What should a girl do who wishes to wear the jilbab, which she sees as a protection for her, while her mother refuses that and insists on her wearing "fashionably modest" clothes, despite her knowledge that "there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator"?
Is it permissible for a woman to visit a sick non-mahram man as part of a mixed group of colleagues, or in the presence of a mahram, especially given one of the female colleagues’ emphasis on the reward for such a visit?
Is it permissible to remain in a job that involves organizing mixed-gender educational courses, with the presence of a female teacher who does not adhere to the Islamic dress code, knowing that this mixing is an essential part of the work and cannot be avoided, and it is not always possible to provide committed teachers?
How can I convince my family to wear the legitimate head 'abaya after they rejected it on the grounds that its appearance is unacceptable, and is it permissible to buy it without their knowledge?
How can one deal with a mother who opposes the hijab and encourages sisters to dress immodestly, and with a family environment that raises concerns about raising children, especially with a feeling of being lost after repentance?
Is Islamic attire in Europe considered a dress of fame, taking into account that it attracts attention?
What is the ruling on collecting pictures of models with the intention of keeping the displayed dress designs, then modifying them to be modest and tailoring them?
Does the interpretation of the dream the questioner had, about buying an Islamic dress, confirm to her the necessity of wearing the hijab, and what should she do?
Does the Islamic religion permit a woman to work as a saleswoman in a shop selling women's and children's clothing all day long?
Is it permissible for a newlywed woman to go out at night in a light-colored wedding dress while wearing a niqab? Is it permissible for the grandfather's wife (the father's wife) to remove her hijab in front of the husband? Is it permissible for maternal aunts, paternal aunts, and the grandmother to remove their hijab in front of the husband? Is it obligatory for the wife to maintain kinship ties with her husband's relatives in addition to her own? Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her head in front of her husband's grandfather, paternal uncle, and maternal uncle?
Is it permissible for a girl to wear loose, modest trousers and a top in front of her paternal or maternal male cousins, knowing that it draws attention?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man, while ensuring her children are raised in an Islamic manner?
Is a female teacher sinful for not advising her female students who do not wear the hijab?
Is it permissible to wear a modest, contemporary dress that reaches the ankles, in cases where one is unable to wear the khimar due to study, work, and the country of residence?
Is it permissible to visit old friends in the presence of the husband and wife while adhering to the Islamic dress code, and is this permissible after the Egyptian Dar Al-Ifta's fatwa of permissibility?
What is the ruling on shunning one's parents and sister after attempting to correct the sister's dress and the resulting anger of the parents?