Where can one find rulings on the hijab and the issue of a woman's 'awrah in books of fiqh, and what are the best books that discuss scholars' opinions specifically regarding the hijab and niqab?
The discourse on the hijab and the covering of women is extensively elaborated in books of exegesis, such as "Tafsir al-Qurtubi" when discussing the verse: {and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof}, and in books of Fiqh like "Al-Mughni" by Ibn Qudamah and "Al-Majmu'" by Al-Nawawi under the chapter on covering the awrah (private parts). Similarly, it is discussed in "Sharh al-Umdah" by Ibn Taymiyyah when addressing the conditions for the validity of prayer. Furthermore, jurists mention the awrah of a woman at the beginning of the book of marriage (Nikah).
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