Brenda Brenda:
Really, Tritium...
Explain this to me then, will you?
muslim dress code
I guess we can post links that contradict each other until we are blue in the face, like a couple of little smurfs.
http://www.inter-islam.org/Actions/Hijbdu.html#Law
Allah says in the Holy Quran,
"Oh Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veil) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Islam-947/dr ... ording.htm
Posted by Asalamu Aleykum
There is a difference of opinion on the extent of hijab.
The minimum for hijab is covering everything except he hands and the face. Clothing must be very loose, of quiet color and fabric, and not resemble the clothing of men. Makeup and perfume are not allowed in hijab.
Many Muslim authorities also require women to cover their faces and hands.
Where there is a difference of opinion:
1. it is safer to follow the more extreme opinion. It certainly could not be a sin to cover more.
2. each person has to read all she can about the rulings, and make her own decision.
3. a wife should follow her husband's opinion, and a daughter should follow her father's, as the husband and father are responsible for a woman's safety and protection.
May Allah bless, forgive, and guide us all.
Hayat Anne Collins Osman
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