Does the niqab cause security problems, and why was the hijab mandated for women only and not for men, given the potential for men to be tempted by women, and why is it forbidden to shake their hands without lust?
Belief in Allah necessitates submission to His rulings; therefore, it is not permissible to object to them or to reinterpret them. The niqab is legislated by texts and does not pose a security problem; a woman wearing niqab can be identified through female inspection, just as Islamic law permits uncovering the face when there is a need. Hijab is obligatory for women, and demanding equality between genders contradicts both Islamic law and reason; for a woman, by her nature, is arousing to a man, and hijab prevents arousal and harm. It is forbidden for a man to shake hands with a non-mahram woman, and he is not permitted to touch her body whether with desire or without desire. Islamic law blocked the means (to sin) and prohibited looking at a non-mahram woman or taking her as a friend outside the framework of a valid marriage.
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