-
Sahabiyat And The Niqab
Peace!
Doesn’t this Hadith in Sunan al-Nisai prove that the Sahabiyat used to cover their faces?
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that a man stood up and said:
“O Messenger of Allah! What garments do you command us to wear in Ihram?” The Messenger of Allah said; “Do not wear shirts, or pants, or Khuffs unless a man does not have any sandals, in which case he may wear Khuffs that come lower than the ankles. And do not wear any garment that has been touched by (dyed with) saffron or Wars. And a woman in Ihram should not cover her face or wear gloves.”
Obviously, the Prophet would only forbid women from covering their hands and faces if they used to do this when they were not wearing Ihram.
-
2 Replies
-
Sahabiyat And The Niqab
updated 3 years, 6 months ago
2 Members
·
2
Replies
-
It only tells that some women did cover faces (at times), but not does not prove that it was done with a religious purpose. There is no directive for that in Quran or Sunnah.
what we know for sure, is that it was not generally practices by the women of the time of the prophet.
you can find the authentic account of the social life of the women of the era of the prophet in the book of the renowned scholar, Dr Mazhar Yasin Siddiqui, “Nabi-e-Akram and Khawateen: Aik Samaji Mutala'”
-
Peace!
Thank you so much, especially for the book recommendation!
Sponsor Ask Ghamidi
