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Is it considered an act of disbelief (kufr) if a man, knowing that the hijab is obligatory, forbids his daughter from wearing it, telling her: "It is not permissible for you to wear the hijab"?

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The hijab is an obligation upon Muslim women according to Quranic texts, and a father does not have the right to prevent his daughter from wearing it. There is no obedience to him in this matter, for there is no obedience to a creature in disobedience to the Creator. It is incumbent upon the father to encourage his daughter to wear the hijab. It is forbidden for a Muslim to declare anything lawful or unlawful without a legal basis, as this constitutes a fabrication against Allah. For declaring things lawful or unlawful is an exclusive right of Allah Almighty. If someone declares something permissible to be forbidden or something forbidden to be permissible, when it is known to be so by necessity of the religion, then that is disbelief if he has knowledge, unless he is coerced. However, it is not possible to rule this man as an apostate for saying this, as a specific individual cannot be declared an apostate unless certain conditions are met and impediments are absent.

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