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Name
abdulhakeem ibn ishaq
- Nigeria
Profession
student
Question
Is niqab compulsory through more light? (Can you please shed more light on this issue?)
Answer
Assalamu AlIkym brother Abdulhakeem...
Hijab (vail) is compulsory on all Muslim Women, as for the niqab whether compuslry or not, I would refer you to the Fatwa pages on Islam online site, I'm sure scholars will be able to better help you insha-Allah.
Thank you,
Name
Rafi..
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Profession
Question
Why do they fight Hijab In France?
Answer
Jazaka Allah khairan for your question. Fighting hijab (Islamic dress code for women) in France is not a new story, it has been on-going forever.
If I want to give you a direct answer of why they fight hijab in France, then, I think you yourself can answer that.
Muslim Existence in Europe has been long through the last century if we speak about Modern times and even before that if you like to take it since Andalusia (now Spain) has been under a Muslim ruling.
Hijab is Muslim Woman 'flag' announcing to everyone, I'm a Muslim.
In addition to hijab, other religious symbols are to be banned if this law is passed.
thank you,
Name
KARIM
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Profession
JUDGE
Question
How can you manage in your life in the West can keeping up with your Islamic duties in such atmosphere without being harrassed by the Westerners?
Answer
Jazaka Allah khairn Mr. Karim for your question.
Being a Muslim Woman in the West includes different sets of relationships with the surrounding area. In the one hand, she needs to be kind to non-Muslim friends and convey the message of Islam in the best way possible.
On the other hand, she should not appear weak; on the contarary, she should appear strong and proud of herself being a Muslim. Many women face difficulties here as they are not accepted as of being highly educated or women of understanding. Still, they need long time to prove the opposite image.
It all really depends on the type of people you are dealing with.
Thanks,
Name
Emad
- Belgium
Profession
computer programmer
Question
al salam alyakem
I would like to ask her about "zawaj al mota". can we do it here in Europe or not? And in case you answer yes, please tell me the conditions which must be avilable in the women and how we can do it.
thank you very much,
Answer
Brother Emad, Thank you for your question.
I'm afraid I'm not in a position to give you a fatwa on 'Zawaj Al Mota' (temporary marriage). Please send your question to Fatwa link on IslamOnline pages.
Barak Allah feek,
Name
m
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Profession
Question
Hi, Do you think Hijab is an important thing in a muslim's life?
Answer
Dear M.
Hijab (Islamic dress code for women)is a very important thing. I do disagree with that becuase it is Fard (obligatory) ordained by Allah in the Quran and Hadith, hence important is not the correct word, it is a 'must'.
Anything ordained by ALlah is definitely for the benefit of Muslim woman and the society.
Hijab protects the society and keeps clear(-er) boundaries between what is halal (permited by Allah) and haram (prohibited by Allah).
More details will be in the following answers.
Thank you,
Name
Abdul
- United States
Profession
Computer Professional
Question
Assalam aliakum Muslim Brothers and Islam,
Well I love to one gul and came to know that she got engaged to someone...can i Propose for marriage to her and get engaged with her...is it permissible in Islam ??Plzz Advise.
Answer
Brother ABdul,
I'm glad that you turned to the Islamonline pages to ask this question. As far as I know, it is not permissible in Islam to propose a woman, who is already engaged, or spoken for--if another brother is proposing to her.
Please return to the Fatwa pages on IslamOnline to get a better and more comprehensive answer.
But what I can say to you is that love in Islam between a man and woman has no place except marriage. Ask ALlah to bring the best for you inshAlalh, and surely He will answer your prayers.
Thank you,
Name
faisal
- India
Profession
student
Question
How do you see the recent debate on hijab in france?some leaders of muslim organisation in france have said that france being a seculer nation the muslim will have to abide by the law?
Answer
Brother Faisal,
Jazaka ALlah khairn for your conerns about your sisters in France, though you are far away in India.
What happened in France last week was the a report of 67 pages that was delivered to President Jacques Chirac by a committee formed by him composed of 20-member commission of religious leaders, teachers, politicians and sociologists that was created in July. This committee called for a new law banning the wearing of "conspicuous" religious symbols in French public schools -- large crosses for Christians, head scarves for Muslim girls, or skullcaps for Jewish boys.
The recommendation was seen as 'most striking' in an official reassessment of how to preserve the principle of the separation of religion and state in France.
I don't think that Muslim Organisations In france will agree to this law to passed. I'm not aware of any organisation that annonced what you mentioned in your question.
Thanks,
Name
saif
- Australia
Profession
Student
Question
When countries like France, Germany and Turkey legislate to ban Hijab, what legal course of action can be pursued to invalidate their stance?
Can't we go to the CONSTITUTIONAL COURT and argue that such legistations are in breach of constitutional guarantee of Freedom of Religious Practices? Can't we legally challenge the scopes n consequences of "Secular Extreamism"?
Answer
Thank you for your question,
They consider hijab (Islamic dress code for women)in these countries as a religious symbol. Hence, if a teacher wears a hijab, this will affect the students and change their ideas and perhaps their secularism in the future.
We are in a very critical situation now as if the committee formed by President Chirac will take its recommendation to the parliment next week, then he will comment on that on Wed 17Dec. If this becomes a law, it will be really a threat against not only Muslim Woman's dress code, but also on all Muslim existence in Europe.
Add to that, two cities in Germany and Belgium banned the Hijab. If this becames like a phobia eveywhere in Europe, I'm afraid this will become part of a European law, then to which constitutional court can we take our case?
The matter is really striking.
thanks,
Name
Abu Bushra
- United Kingdom
Profession
Student
Question
If the Hijab is banned in France, do you think the other European counties will follow France in this matter?
Answer
Thank you very much for your quesiton Abu Bushra.
I'm afraid it might happen, yes, especially if it becames a part of the European Union Constitution. I Hope for this not to happen.
Frankly speaking, some the British media were, in some newspapers and magazines, against what is happening in France on banning the hijab (Islamic dress code for women), but we can never know what will happen in the future.
Thank you for your question and hope to hear from you soon,
Name
KARIM
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Profession
Question
is there any new moslem women joining Islam from the west. and what type of assistance do you offer for those new believers
Answer
Mr Karim,
I'm happy to receive your question which show your interest Muslims in the west.
Islam is Allah's true religion, it is the natural way of life, it is the religion that matches human Fitra (nature); hence, we can see many non-Muslims coming closer to Islam, some still hesitating, many many others took the needed steps and became Muslims, alhamdullah.
In a recent survey, the number of people taking shahada is increasing MashaAllah. And the surprising point is that 65% of them are women, which answers those who say women are oppressed in Islam.
As for the assistance, we have special centres in the UK to educate new Muslims. And we in the Muslim Women Society are doing are best in organising special projects for them.
Thank you,
Name
aameer
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Profession
Question
How can you logically convince women in the west the wisdom behind hijab?they feel it to be a torture and suppression of woman's liberty?
Answer
Thank you for your question,
Hijab (Islamic dress code for women) can't be taken in isolation; it is an outside representation of what is inside the heart.
I assume you want me to answer to a non-Muslim woman on the wisdom behind the hijab.
In my discussions with non-Muslims, I usually bring a copy of the bible with me which contains an image for the Virgin Mary (peace be upon her), though in Islam it is not permitted to show photos of prophets or someone like Mary but I do that from their own books.
Mary is represented in the bible with complete full hijab which is exactly like Muslim Hijab.
Hence, when the one who drew the picture wanted to show the way she looked and the best way to visualize her, he drew her with the hijab, this means that subconsciously, the Islamic dress is the best code to represent modesty in women.
In addition to that, a picture of a lady from the British coutryside will prove how European women, in the age of 'purity', used to dress; naturally a long dress even with a hat if you ever watched old films of the countryside.
what I mean here is that Hijab is not a new thing for Muslim women only; what about Nuns?
Hijab doesn't prevent women from going to work, study or any other daliy life activity.
But as I mentioned earlier, we have to start with undersatnding the basics of the situation and the subject-matter and we know it will be a long and hard way to go.
Hope you the best in your inviting people to Islam (da'wah) among non-Muslims.
Thanks,
Name
Umar al-Fannan
- United Kingdom
Profession
Artist
Question
What can Muslims do to fight the threat to Hijab, not just in France but also in countries such as Tunisia and Turkey?
Answer
Jazaka Allah khairn for your question,
I think, my answer will be different concerning the countries you mentioned, as this will include different civil laws, differenct societies and different ways of expressing your opposition.
I think the struggle should take all possible peaceful ways available to use.
campaigns, contacting Members of Parliment(MPs) or members of European Parliment(MEP), sending letters in vast numbers to President Chirac and his cabinet, marches, pamphlets, leaflets, and any other means.
Muslims need to be strong and shout loudly that dealing hijab is not like dealing with other faiths symbols like the cross or skullcaps, as these symbols are not obligatory in other religions, whilst hijab is compulsory. From this point, I invite all Muslims in all countries to show their solidarity with the hijab campaigns.
let the girls go to schools and discuss the issue in their assemblies.
In the UK there will be a protest, insha Allah on Wednesday Dec 17th, in front of the French Embassy in London.
We need as Muslims to reach the decision-making circles and convince them with our hijab case.
Other ideas will be explained in the coming questions, insha Allah.
Thanks,
Name
Osman
- Sweden
Profession
Question
Is there any alternative way to dress, other than hijab,that satisfy the muslim womans dresscode. Isn´t the main purpose to hide specific parts of the body; or is the hijab in itself a goal?
Answer
Thank you for your question,
The Islamic woman dresscode doesn't have to be in a specific format. As far as the dress satisfies the rules put by in the Qur'an and the sunnah in addition to rulings to Muslim Scholars commentaries, it should be fine.
I would like to take this question further and give more information about hijab (Islamic dress code for women), as it is not taken seriously by many women in our countries. The vast majority of Muslim scholars and jurists, past and present, have determined the minimum requirements for
Muslim women's dress are as follows:
1) Clothing must cover the entire body, with the exception of the face and the hands.
2) The attire should not be form fitting, sheer or so eye-catching as to attract undue attention or reveal the shape of the body. The Holy Qur'an reads: "Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...And say to the believing women that they should lower their
gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and
adornments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they
should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except
to their husbands, their fathers...[a list of exceptions]" ( 24: 30-31).
Also, "O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing
women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons...that
they should be known and not molested" (33: 59)
A wife of the Prophet Muhammad narrated: "When the verse 'That they
should draw their veils over their bosoms' was revealed, (the women) tore
their thick outer garments and made veils from them." (Sunan of Abu-Dawood,
Hadith 1901)
In another tradition, the Prophet is quoted to have said: "...If the woman
reaches the age of puberty, no part of her body should be seen but this
and he pointed to his face and hands." (Sunan of Abu-Dawood, Hadith
1902)
I ask Allah to guide all Muslim women to abide by the ruling of Allah and His messenger.
Thanks,
Name
Kanwal
- United Kingdom
Profession
Graduate
Question
Asalu alykum wa rahmathula
Sister i would like to say Jazak'allah khair for answering such important questions. I would just like to point out that the 'west' talk about so-called oppression that we Muslim sisters face from our men/deen etc. but what is more oppressive than not being aloud to practise what u believe by wearing the hijab. Who is oppressing us now but the WEST? When will they realise how contradictory they are?
Answer
Jazaki ALlah khairn,
I join my voice to yours, but we have to be careful when using the term 'West'. we live in Western societies and benefit from the level of life-standards and services; we go to hospitals, schools and mix in a Western culture.
This means that we need to live, give and take, support what is good in the Western society along with keeping our identity as Muslims. Our generations need to understand this, we don't want isolated boys and girls; on the contrary, we work hard to raise up children who understand their religion quite well, by being positive and distinguished; Let's go out and be good Muslim woman in your work and other duties, and give the right image about Islam.
Our problem is when hijab (Islamic dress code for women) is being dealt with as a threat to secularism. It is we as women who hold the higher responsibility as we are distinguished with the hijab--while men are not, so we need to be up to the task inshAlalh.
Wish you you the best inshAllah in your life sister.
