What is the meaning of the word “jalabibihinna” (their jilbabs) in the verse: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves of their jalabibihinna (outer garments)”? Does it exclusively mean the jilbab and similar garments, or does it include every loose and modest garment? And is returning to wearing a trench coat because it is more modest, after having been accustomed to wearing a skirt and a loose blouse, with prevailing thoughts about people’s perceptions, considered hypocrisy or dissimulation? Does the attempt to display the new attire before returning to the trench coat protect one from hypocrisy?
The jilbab is a loose garment that covers the entire body, and any attire that fulfills the conditions of covering is considered a legitimate hijab. The fear of hypocrisy (nifaq) and ostentation (riya') indicates faith. Indeed, Ibn Abi Mulayka met thirty Companions, all of whom feared hypocrisy for themselves. A Muslim woman should hasten to wear the most modest clothing and not care about the devil's whispers of ostentation or the consideration of people's opinions.
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