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Is wearing the (Jordanian) jilbab in a Western country, where the majority of veiled women wear a skirt and blouse, considered a garment of fame, and must the one who wears it dress like others?

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It is obligatory for believing women to adhere to modesty and cover their faces and all parts of their bodies from non-mahram men and strangers, based on the verse: "O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they should be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful."

Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to wear non-Sharia-compliant clothing in front of strangers. She must consistently wear the jilbab (outer garment) because it provides increased covering and modesty, especially in a Western country like Canada. She is not obligated to wear a skirt and shirt like others, and it is not permissible to wear them if they do not meet the conditions of proper Islamic hijab.

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