Fatwa ID: 07787
Written by Maulana Abdoullah limvoonheek
Question:
Assalam aleykum,
I have a question about the niqab:
What is the ruling if the husband does not want it, for various reasons? Among other things, concerns about protection when she is out alone, but also because other people, especially in Germany, have a strong aversion to it & therefore you cannot do “proper dawah”. Should you not wear the niqab because the husband wants it that way or should you wear it anyway because you hope to gain Allah’s approval by doing so? Is it better not to wear it in general in Germany and these Western countries and only in countries where it is more common, so as not to attract so much attention?
JazzakumAllahu Khairan
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Wa alaikumus salaam
We must understand that Shariah has been placed for the protection of a person even if we don’t know the wisdom behind it.
Wearing the niqab does not invite unnecessary attention, rather one will get necessary attention and will be respected.
Wearing the niqab in itself is a dawah, where people will see the beauty of Islam. Other sects wear what they want showing pride in their culture. Why should Muslims feel inferior by implementing the Shariah?
A point to consider is that niqab is not something optional, rather it is something which is necessary and if it is left out, one will be sinful.
Therefore you should not listen to your husband and you should fulfil the command of Allah. You should wear the niqab wherever you are when exposed to ghair mahram.
Hope this answers the question.
Only Allah knows best.
Written by Maulana Abdoullah limvoonheek
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
Reference:
Mariful Quran Surah Ahzab Ayah 59
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُلْ لِّاَزۡوَاجِكَ وَبَنٰتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ الۡمُؤۡمِنِيۡنَ يُدۡنِيۡنَ عَلَيۡهِنَّ مِنۡ جَلَابِيۡبِهِنَّ ؕ ذٰ لِكَ اَدۡنٰٓى اَنۡ يُّعۡرَفۡنَ فَلَا يُؤۡذَيۡنَ ؕ وَكَانَ اللّٰهُ غَفُوۡرًا رَّحِيۡمًا
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ الرُّكْبَانُ يَمُرُّونَ بِنَا وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُحْرِمَاتٌ فَإِذَا حَاذَوْا بِنَا سَدَلَتْ إِحْدَانَا جِلْبَابَهَا مِنْ رَأْسِهَا إِلَى وَجْهِهَا فَإِذَا جَاوَزُونَا كَشَفْنَاهُ .
Sunan Abi dawood hadith 1833
وَعَبَّرَ فِي الْفَتْحِ بِالِاسْتِحْبَابِ، لَكِنْ صَرَّحَ فِي النِّهَايَةِ بِالْوُجُوبِ وَفِي الْمُحِيطِ: وَدَلَّتْ الْمَسْأَلَةُ عَلَى أَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مَنْهِيَّةٌ عَنْ إظْهَارِ وَجْهِهَا لِلْأَجَانِبِ بِلَا ضَرُورَةٍ لِأَنَّهَا مَنْهِيَّةٌ عَنْ تَغْطِيَتِهِ لِحَقِّ النُّسُكِ لَوْلَا ذَلِكَ، وَإِلَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِهَذَا الْإِرْخَاءِ فَائِدَةٌ اهـ وَنَحْوُهُ فِي الْخَانِيَّةِ.
رد المحتار ج٢ ص٥٢٨
وَفِي الْمُنْتَقَى تُمْنَعُ الشَّابَّةُ عَنْ كَشْفِ وَجْهِهَا لِئَلَّا يُؤَدِّيَ إلَى الْفِتْنَةِ وَفِي زَمَانِنَا الْمَنْعُ وَاجِبٌ بَلْ فَرْضٌ لِغَلَبَةِ الْفَسَادِ.
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ – رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهَا – جَمِيعُ بَدَنِ الْحُرَّةِ عَوْرَةٌ إلَّا إحْدَى عَيْنَيْهَا فَحَسْبُ لِانْدِفَاعِ الضَّرُورَةِ
مجمع الانهر ج١ ص٨١
