Is banning the wearing of the hijab worse than demolishing the Kaaba, and is the action of the girl who shaved her hair due to being prevented from wearing the hijab correct, and what should Muslim women do when subjected to similar pressures?
The loss or prohibition of the leads to great evils, and Islamic law has warned against the temptation of women. The saying, "The sanctity of a woman's body is greater than the sanctity of the Kaaba," may stem from an awareness of the grave evil of widespread indecency, an evil greater than the evil of wealth. A statement that might be correct should not be denied. As for a girl shaving her hair in protest against being prevented from entering school, this is wrong both legally (according to ) and rationally. Sharia prohibits a woman from shaving her hair except out of necessity, such as illness, and reason rejects treating one wrong with another. This action will not change the reality but merely create media sensationalism. The duty is to seek a legitimate Islamic way to change the evil. If the girl is unable to do so, the principle is that she should maintain her hijab even if it prevents her from formal education, and her shaving her hair does not permit her to uncover her head.
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