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Does Islam not protect the honor of female slaves from corrupt men by enjoining them to wear the hijab, especially since they are distinguished from free women by the hijab? And what was Omar's position on the hijab of female slaves?

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The issue of hijab and the distinction between the free woman and the slave woman has been previously addressed, and the assertion that the reason for the obligation of hijab is to distinguish between the free woman and the slave woman is incorrect. The distinction between the free woman and the slave woman regarding the issue of hijab involves disagreement and elaboration among scholars. It is important to note that it is impermissible to mistreat slave women, which is prohibited by scholarly consensus and warrants a deterrent punishment. Islam came for all humanity throughout all ages, not for a specific era or a particular group, and the circumstances of societies in the past and future must be considered. The issue of slavery is one of those issues whose many social and ethical aspects have become obscure after its extinction.

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