Hijab in Islam
Hijab in the Light of the Qur’an and Hadith
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The sixth conditon of
hijab
is that a woman’s
garments should not resemble those of men. Here is
one of the traditions he has quoted to this effect:
The Prophet has condemned men who imitate
women and women who imitate men.
13
From this tradition the writer comes to the
conclusion that a garment which in most parts
resembles those of men is not permissible for
women, even if it covers her adequately.
14
The seventh rule of
hijab
is that it should not
resemble
that
worn
by
non-believers.
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani says that any
similarity to non-believers must be avoided, in
matters of worship, festivals and dress.
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The
Qur’an states this briefly, but the sunnah
provides the detail. One of the verses of the
Qur’an on which he bases this argument states
that it is “so that they may not be like those who
were given the scriptures before this...”
16
He
quotes Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Kathir who
construe this verse as meaning that imitation of
non-believers is not allowed in Islam.
