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Have the agreed-upon conditions for hijab, which you mentioned in previous fatwas, reached a consensus (ijma'), and who are the scholars who reported this consensus or mentioned these conditions?

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It is not a condition for knowledge and the establishment of proof that there be an agreement among scholars. When the evidence is sound, the proof is established. The conditions for the Muslim woman's hijab are: that it covers the entire body, is thick, loose, not adorned, not perfumed, not a garment of fame, does not resemble men's clothing or that of disbelieving women, and does not contain crosses or images of living beings. These conditions are derived from the texts of the Qur'an and Sunnah, and by them, the proof is established. A Muslim must follow what has been authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, whether scholars have agreed upon it or differed. Muslims have unanimously agreed on prohibiting women from going out unveiled, and that women go out veiled, in order to protect society from fitna (temptation/strife).

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