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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?

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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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