The honour of a worldly Queen ends with death while the honour of a True
Muslimah (Muslim Lady) is eternal… Allah has elevated every Muslimah to a level
higher than a "worldly queen" and ordered her to adorn herself with theNoble
Crown [Hijab] right in this world!
Why would one hesitate to wear the Noble Crown???…here follows
some of the major excuses for not adorning hijab and some practical answers to
these excuses.
REASONS FOR NOT DONNING HIJAB AND SOME PRACTICAL ANSWERS
I'm not yet
convinced of the necessity of the Hijab...
We then ask this sister two
questions.
1. Is
she truly convinced of the correctness of the religion of Islam?
The natural answer is: Yes, she is convinced for she responds "La
ilaha illallah!"(There is no god but Allah), meaning she is convinced
of the aqidah, and then she says: "Muhammadur rasulullah!" (Muhammad
(Peace & Blessings Be Upon Him) is the Messenger of Allah), meaning by that
that she is convinced of its legislation or law (shari'ah). Therefore, she is
convinced of Islam as a belief system and a law by which one governs and rules
their life
2. Is
the hijab then a part of Islamic Law (shari'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'ala, Whose deity (Uluhiyyah) she believes in has commanded wearing
hijab in His Book (Al-Qur'an) and the Noble Prophet ('alaihi salat wa salam)
whose message she believes in has commanded wearing the hijab 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 ayah:
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'ala has
combined it with the greatest of matters, worshipping Him and His tawheed, in
many ayat. He stated: Worship Allah and join none with Him and do good to
parents.[Soorah An-Nisa 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 Luqman 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 ayah: 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 "hijab" clamouring with
colours 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 hijab (Hijab 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 hijab.
If you must go out, then do not do
so without the correct hijab, seeking the pleasure of Allah and the degradation
of Shaitan. 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 thousands
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-Talaq 65:2-3]?
With regards to the 'slippery' one
we say: Honour and position is something determined by Allah ta'ala 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 hijab. Listen to the words of Allah: Indeed, the most honourable
amongst you are those who are the most pious. [Soorah Al-Hujurat 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 Shaitan 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 salat 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 Shaitan has trapped you in his snare again and
blocked you from guidance?
Allah ta'ala loves continuous
obedience even if it be small or recommended. How about something that is an
absolute obligation like wearing hijab?! 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 hijab 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'a) to make the heart firm upon the Deen as did the
prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam). Also is making salat and having
mindfulness of it as Allah stated:And seek helpin 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-Khashi'oon).[Soorah Al-Baqarah 2:45] Other causes to put one upon
guidance and truth is adherence to the laws of Islam and one of them is indeed
wearing the hijab. 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 yourself, 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'an 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 favour and blessing
from Allah to whom He give whom He wills. How many women who wear hijab
(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 honourable 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 hijab based on what Allah says: And proclaim the grace of your Rabb
[Soorah Ad-Dhuha 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 ayah: And
do not show off their adornment except only that which is apparent[Soorah
An-Noor 24:31] and the statement of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala:Tell
your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their
cloaks all over their bodies [Soorah Al-Ahzab 33:59]?
With this statement my sister you
have now made a shari'ah (law) for yourself of what Allah ta'ala has strictly
forbidden, namely beautification (at-tabarruj) and uncovering (as-sufur), 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 Iman (faith) and hidayah
(guidance) and among them is the Islamic hijab. 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 hijab?
8. I know
that hijab is obligatory (wajib), 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
endeavoured 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-Fatihah 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 taqwa. She would then adhere to the orders of Allah and
wear the hijab 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 hijab. 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'ala 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'am
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 tabaraka wa ta'ala:
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-Munafiqoon): 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 hijab 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 labelled 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 Shaitan
(hizbush-Shaitan) 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 hijab - 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 Shaitan 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 Shaitan, 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-Dhariyat
51:50] The hijab 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).
Conclusion
Your body is on display in the
market of Shaitan seducing the hearts of men. The hairstyles, the tight
clothing showing every detail of your figure, the short dresses showing off your
legs and feet, the showy, decorative and fragrant clothing all angers the
Merciful and pleases the Shaitan. Every day that passes while you are in this
condition, distances you further from Allah and brings you closer to Shaitan.
Every day brings you closer to the grave and the Angel of Death is ready to
capture your soul.
Every soul shall
taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages
in full. And whoever is removed away from the Hellfire and admitted to
Al-Jannah, is indeed successful. The life of this world is only the enjoyment
of deception (a deceiving thing) [Soorah Ale 'Imran 3:185]
Sisters! As regards Hijab its the commandment of our Lord Allah!
ALLAH will NEVER disappoint you!
Act today as we never know if we'll have a tomorrow to fulfil this
command of our Creator ALLAH!
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