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Newsletter for December 2010
Top Ten Excuses of Muslim Women
regarding Hijab and Its Responses
# 1
I'm not yet convinced of the necessity of the Hijab...
We then ask
this sister two questions.
One: Is she truly convinced of the
correctness of the religion of Islam? The natural answer is: Yes
she is convinced for she responds "Laa ilaaha illallah!" (There
is no god but Allah), meaning she is convinced of the aqeedah,
and then she says: "Muhammadun rasoolullah!" (Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah), meaning by that that she is convinced of
its legislation or law (sharee'ah). Therefore, she is convinced
of Islam as a belief system and a law by which one governs and
rules their life.
Two: Is the hijaab then a part of Islamic Law (sharee'ah) and an
obligation?
If this sister is honest and sincere in her intention and has
looked into the issue as one who truly wants to know the truth
her answer could only be: Yes. For Allah ta'aala, whose deity
(Uloohiyyah) she believes in has commanded wearing hijaab in His
Book (Al-Qur'aan) and the noble prophet
('alaihi salaat wa salaam) whose message she believes in has
commanded wearing the hijaab in his Sunnah.
What do we call a person who says they believe in and are
content with the correctness of Islam but who nonetheless does
not do what Allah or His Messenger have ordered? Certainly they
can in no way be described as those whom Allah speaks of in this
aayah:
The only saying of the faithful
believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to
judge between them is that they say 'we hear and obey' and such
are the successful.
[Soorah An-Noor 24:51]
In summary: If this
sister is convinced of Islam, how then can she not be convinced
of its orders?
# 2
I am
convinced of the Islamic dress but my mother prevents me from
wearing it and if I disobey her I will go to Hell...
The one who has answered this excuse is the most noble of
Allah's creation, the Messenger of Allah
(sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam)
in concise
and comprehensive words of wisdom:
There is no obedience to the created in the disobedience of
Allah.
[Ahmed]
The status of
parents in Islam, especially the mother, is a high and elevated
one. Indeed Allah ta'aala has combined it with the greatest of
matters, worshipping Him and His tawheed, in many aayaat. He
stated:
Worship Allah and join none with Him
and do good to parents.
[Soorah An-Nisaa 4:36] Obedience to parents is not limited
except in one aspect, and that is if they order to disobedience
of Allah. Allah said:
But if they
strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that
of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not.
[Soorah
Luqmaan 31:15]
The lack of
obedience to them in sinfulness does not prevent being good to
them and kind treatment of them. Allah said afterward in the
same aayah:
But behave with
them in the world kindly.
In summary: How can you
obey your mother and disobey Allah Who created you and your
mother?
#3
My position does not allow me to substitute my dress for the
Islamic dress...
This sister is either one or the other of two types: She is
sincere and honest, or she is a slippery liar who desires to
make a showy display of her "hijaab" clamoring with colors to be
"in line with the times" and expensive.
We will begin with an answer to the
honest and sincere sister. Are you unaware my dear sister that
it is not permissible for the Muslim woman to leave her home in
any instance unless her clothing meets the conditions of Islamic
hijaab (Hijaab shar'ee) and it is a duty of every Muslim woman
to know what they are? If you have taken the time and effort to
learn so many matters of this world how then can you be
neglectful of learning those matters which will save you from
the punishment of Allah and His anger after death!!? Does Allah
not say:
Ask the people of remembrance (i.e.
knowledgeable scholars) if you do not know.
[Soorah
An-Nahl 16:43].
Learn
therefore, the requirements of proper hijaab.
If you must go out, then do not do so without the correct
hijaab, seeking the pleasure of Allah and the degradation of
Shaitaan. That is because the corruption brought about by your
going out adorned and "beautified" is far greater than the
matter which you deem necessary to go out for.
My dear sister if you are really truthful in your intention and
correctly determined you will find a thousand hands of good
assisting you and Allah will make the matter easy for you! Is He
not the One Who says:
And whoever
fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for
him to get out (from every difficulty) and He will provide him
from sources he never could imagine
[Soorah At-Talaaq 65:2-3]?
With regards
to the 'slippery' one we say: Honor and position is something
determined by Allah ta'aala and it is not due to embellishment
of clothing and show of colors and keeping up with the
trendsetters. It is rather due to obedience to Allah and His
Messenger
(sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam) and holding
to the pure law of Allah and correct Islamic hijaab. Listen to
the words of Allah:
Indeed, the
most honorable amongst you are those who are the most pious.
[Soorah Al-Hujuraat 49:35]
In summary: Do things in
the way of seeking Allah's pleasure and entering His Jannah and
give less value to the high priced and costly objects and wealth
of this world.
#4
It is so hot in my country and I can't stand it. How will it be
if I wore Hijab...
Allah gives an example by saying: Say:
The Fire of Hell is more intense in
heat if they only understand.
[Soorah At-Taubah 9:81]
How can you
compare the heat of your land to the heat of the Hellfire?
Know, my sister, that Shaitaan has trapped you in one of his
feeble ropes to drag you from the heat of this world to the heat
of the Hellfire. Free yourself from his net and view the heat of
the sun as a favor and not an affliction especially in that it
reminds you of the intensity of the punishment of Allah which is
many times greater than the heat you now feel. Return to the
order of Allah and sacrifice this worldly comfort in the way of
following the path of salvation from the Hellfire about which
Allah says:
They will
neither feel coolness nor have any drink except that of boiling
water and the discharge of dirty wounds.
[Soorah An-Naba' 78:24-25]
In summary: The Jannah
is surrounded by hardships and toil, while Hellfire is
surrounded by temptations, lusts and desires.
#5
I'm afraid
that if I wear the Hijab, I will put it off at a later time
because I have seen so many others do so...
To her I say: If everyone was to apply your logic then they
would have left the Deen in its entirety! They would have left
off salaat because some would be afraid of leaving it later.
They would have left fasting in Ramadhan because so many are
afraid of not doing it later...etc. Haven't you seen how
Shaitaan has trapped you in his snare again and blocked you from
guidance?
Allah ta'aala loves continuous obedience even if it be small or
recommended. How about something that is an absolute obligation
like wearing hijaab?! The prophet
(sallallahu
'alaihi wa sallam) said: The
most beloved deed with Allah is the consistent one though it be
little. Why haven't you sought out the causes leading those
people to leave off the hijaab so that you can avoid them and
work to keep away from them? Why haven't you sought out reasons
and causes to affirm truth and guidance until you can hold firm
to them?
Among these causes is much supplication to Allah (du'aa) to make
the heart firm upon the Deen as did the prophet
(sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). Also is making salaat and having mindfulness of it as Allah
stated:
And seek help in patience and the prayer and truly it is extremely
heavy except for the true believers in Allah who obey Allah with
full submission and believe in His promise of Jannah and in His
warnings (Al-Khaashi'oon).
[Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:45] Other causes to put one upon
guidance and truth are adherence to the laws of Islam and one of
them is indeed wearing the hijaab. Allah said:
If they had done what they were told, it would have been better for
them and would have strengthened their faith. [Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:66]
In summary: If you hold
tight to the causes of guidance and taste the sweetness of faith
you will not neglect the orders of Allah after having held to
them.
#6
If I wear the
Hijab, then no one will marry me. So, I'm going to put it off
till then...
Any husband, who desires that you be uncovered and adorned in
public in defiance of and in disobedience to Allah, is not a
worthy husband in the first place. He is a husband who has no
feeling to protect what Allah has made inviolable, most notably
you, and he will not help you in any way to enter Al-Jannah or
escape from the Hellfire. A home which is founded upon
disobedience to Allah and provocation of His anger is fitting
that He decree misery and hardship for it in this life and in
the Hereafter. As Allah stated:
But whosoever
turns away from My reminder (i.e. neither believes in the
Qur'aan nor acts upon its teachings) verily for him is a life of
hardship and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of
Resurrection.
[Soorah Ta Ha
20:124]
Marriage is a favor and blessing from Allah to whom He gives
that He wills. How many women who wear hijaab (mutahajibah) are
in fact married while many who don't aren't? If you were to say
that 'my being made-up and uncovered is a means to reach a pure
end, namely marriage', a pure goal or end is not attained
through impure and corrupt means in Islam. If the goal is
honorable then it must necessarily be achieved by pure and clean
method. We say the rule in Islam is: The means are according to
the rules of the intended goals.
In summary: There is no
blessing in a marriage established upon sinfulness and
corruption.
#7
I don't wear
hijaab based on what Allah says: And proclaim the grace of your
Rabb [Soorah Ad-Dhuhaa 93:11]. How can I cover what Allah has
blessed me with of silky soft hair and captivating beauty?
So, this sister of ours adheres to the Book of Allah and its
commands as long as they coincide with her personal desires and
understanding! She leaves behind those matters when they don't
please her. If this was not the case, then why doesn't she
follow the aayah:
And do not show off their adornment
except only that which is apparent
[Soorah An-Noor 24:31] and the statement of Allah subhaanah:
Tell your wives
and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their
cloaks all over their bodies
[Soorah Al-Ahzaab 33:59]?
With this statement my sister you have now made a shari'ah (law)
for yourself of what Allah ta'aala has strictly forbidden,
namely beautification (at-tabarruj) and uncovering (as-sufoor),
and the reason: Your lack of wanting to adhere to the order. The
greatest blessing or favor that Allah has bestowed upon us is
that of Eemaan (faith) and hidaayah (guidance) and among them is
the Islamic hijaab. Why then do you not manifest and talk about
this greatest of blessings given to you?
In summary: Is there a
greater blessing and favor upon the woman than guidance and
hijaab?
#8
I know that
hijaab is obligatory (waajib), but I will wear it when Allah
guides me to do so...
We ask this sister on what plans or steps she will undertake
until she accepts this divine guidance? We know that Allah has
in His wisdom made a cause or means for everything. That is why
the sick take medicine to regain health, and the traveler rides
a vehicle or an animal to reach his destination, and other
limitless examples.
Has this sister of ours seriously endeavored to seek true
guidance and exerted the proper means to get it such as:
Supplicating Allah sincerely as He stated:
Guide us to the
Straight Path.
[Soorah Al-Faatihah 1:6]; Keeping company with the righteous
good sisters - for they are among the best to assist her to
guidance and to continue to point her to it until Allah guides
her and increases her guidance and inspires her to further
guidance and taqwaa. She would then adhere to the orders of
Allah and wear the hijaab that the believing women are commanded
to wear.
In summary: If this
sister was really serious about seeking guidance she would have
exerted herself by the proper means to get it.
#9
It's not time for that yet. I'm still too young for wearing
hijaab.
I'll do it when I get older and after I make Hajj!
The Angel of Death, my sister is
visiting and waiting at your door for the order of Allah ta'aala
to open it on you at any moment in your life. Allah said:
When their term comes, neither can they
delay it nor can they advance it and hour (or a moment).
[Soorah Al-An'aam 7:34] Death my sister doesn't discriminate between the young or the
old and it may come while you are in this state of great
sinfulness disobedience, fighting against the Lord of Honor with
your uncovering and shameless adornment. My sister, you should
race to obedience along with those others who race to answer the
call of Allah tabaaraka wa ta'aala:
Race with one
another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord and
Paradise the width whereof is as the width of the heavens and
the earth.
[Soorah Al-Hadeed
57:21]
Sister, don't forget Allah or He will forget you by turning His
mercy away from you in this life and the next. You are
forgetting your own soul by not fulfilling the right of your
soul to obey Allah and proper worship of Him. Allah stated about
the hypocrites (Al-Munaafiqoon):
And be not like
those who forgot Allah and He caused them to forget their own
selves.
[Soorah Al-Hashr 59:19] My sister wear the hijaab in your young age in opposition to the
sinful deed because Allah is intense in punishment and will ask
you on the Day of Resurrection about your youth and every moment
of your life.
In summary: Stop
presuming some future expectation in your life will indeed
occur!! How can you guarantee your own life until tomorrow?
#10
I'm afraid
that if I wear Islamic clothing that I'll be labeled as
belonging to some group or another and I hate partisanship...
My sisters in Islam, there are only two parties in Islam, and
they are both mentioned by Allah Almighty in His Noble Book. The
first party is the party of Allah (hizbullah) that He gives
victory to because of their obedience to His commands and
staying away from what He has forbidden. The second party is the
party of the accursed Shaitaan (hizbush-Shaitaan) which disobeys
the Most Merciful and increase corruption in the earth. When you
hold tight to and adhere to the commands of Allah, and among
them is wearing the hijaab - you then become a part of the
successful party of Allah. When you beautify and display your
charms you are riding in the boat of Shaitaan and his friends
and partners from among the hypocrites and the disbelievers and
none worse could there be as friends.
Don't you see how you are running from Allah and to the Shaitaan,
trading filth for good? Run instead my sister to Allah and
follow His way:
So flee to
Allah (from His Torment to His mercy). Verily I (Muhammad) am a
plain Warner to you from Him.
[Soorah Adh-Dhaariyaat 51:50] The hijaab is a high form of worship
that is not subject to the opinions of people and their
orientations and choices because the one who legislated it is
the Most Wise Creator.
In summary: In the way
of seeking the pleasure of Allah and in hope of His Mercy and
success in His Jannah and throw the statements of the devils
among people and jinn against the wall! Hold tight to the
legislation of Allah by your molars and follow the example of
the striving and knowledgeable Mothers of the Believers and the
female companions
(radiallahu 'anhum ajma'een).
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