A fatwa to end all fatwas

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29 responses to “A fatwa to end all fatwas”

1. 

   haider

   May 20, 2010

   @Shakir lakhani who is asking you to follow so called scholars just refer to Holy Quran and hadith or i advice watch peace tv thats the only authentic channel is on earth and the girl photo you used as your topic cover if the girl wants to cover herself completely as her faith is very strong or she doesnt want any guy to even notice her face then there is nothing wrong in that i appreciate her and calling Muslimah girls ninja’s is ruthless act our Prophet Muhammad’s beloved wives used to cover themselves completely what would you call them nauzubillah i hear so many people today calling fully covered girls ninja’s and i go haywire when i listen this its all media’s fault propagating nudity via channels.

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   Shakir Lakhani

   May 20, 2010

   Haider: so, even though the Holy Koran specifically says that a woman’s face and hands need not be covered, there are so-called scholars who say otherwise. I rest my case. A Muslim woman does not have to be covered like the one shown in my post.

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3. 

   Lt. General Ayub Khan

   May 20, 2010

   it’s nobody’s damn business except that of the woman

   if you dont like how they dress, dont damn look at them and move on

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4. 

   haider

   May 20, 2010

   First of all Islam never said women should be locked and can’t go out its your misconception, women can go out but with purdah and women can even do jobs but with purdah. Anyways below are authenticated ahadith and explanation to clear your misconceptions about Islam.

   Obligation of Hijab as Stated in Qur’an

   { “O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (jalabib) close round them (when they go abroad)…”} (33:59)

   Ibn Rushd in Bidaya al-Mujtahid (1:83) said that this verse has been adduced as proof that no part of a woman’s body should be evident to those who are not among the prohibited degrees of relationship (mahram) or her husband. Al-Qurtubi in his commentary on the verse said that the jilbab is the cloak that conceals all of the body including the head.

   { “And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms…” (24:31) “…only that which is apparent” } applies to women’s face and hands.

   { “… And when you ask of them (the wives of the Prophet) anything, ask it of them from behind a veil. . .” } (33:53)

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   Obligation of Hijab as Stated in Hadith

   Among proofs for the veil in the Sunna are the following authentic hadiths (traditional reports) of the Prophet MHMD :

   “Ayesha (rad.i-Allahu `anha) reported that Asma’ the daughter of Abu Bakr (rad.i-Allahu `anhu) came to the Messenger of Allah MHMD while wearing thin clothing. He approached her and said: ‘O Asma’! When a girl reaches the menstrual age, it is not proper that anything should remain exposed except this and this. He pointed to the face and hands.” [Abu Dawud]

   bn Qudama in al-Mughni (1:349) explained that showing the face and hands are a specific dispensation within the general meaning of the hadith “All of the woman’s body is considered her nakedness [to those outside the mahram relationship or her husband].” (al-mar’atu `awra)

   `Ayesha (rad.i-Allahu `anha) said: “I used to enter the room where the Messenger of Allah MHMD and my father (Abu Bakr) were later buried in without having my garment on me, saying it is only my husband and my father. But when ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab (rad.i-Allahu `anh) was later buried in (the same place), I did not enter the room except that I had my garment on being shy from ‘Umar.”

   The Prophet’s specification to Umm Salama that women should also cover their feet in prayer, narrated in the Sunan. This included the feet into the definition of her legal nakedness. “Women who are clothed but (at the same time) naked , turning their heads sideways this way and that like the humps of the camel, shall never enter Paradise nor even smell its fragrance.”

   The jurists have divided woman’s nakedness into two categories:

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   Lesser nakedness (`awra mukhaffafa): the face, hands, head, neck, forearms, feet, torso and back.

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   Greater nakedness (`awra mughallaza): all of her body except the above parts.

   `Ayesha’s (rad.i-Allahu `anha) strictness on the question is a well known saying, “When a woman reaches puberty she must cover whatever her mother and grandmother must cover.” A woman’s covering (al-khimar) is defined by `Ayesha as “nothing short of what covers both the hair and skin.” (innama al-khimaru ma wara al-sha`r wa al-bashar).

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   Covering the Face

   The khimar (pl. khumur) actually refers to the head covering, so that a better translation of 24:31 would be: “and to draw their headcovers (khumurihinna) over their bosoms…” (24:31)

   It is essential to understand the two interpretations of the command to “draw their headcovers over” among the women of the Companions and the generation that immediately succeeded them, on which are based the two views of the Four Schools, namely, cover everything or expose only the face and hands:

   Some women drew from the top down, some from the sides and over. The result for the first category was to cover the face, while the second category left the face uncovered according to one’s own discretion.

   Following are two hadiths that illustrate the use of the khimar (face-veil) applied by women Companions of the verse quoted above.

   Abu Hurayra gave the following account of his mother’s conversion: I came to the Prophet MHMD Allah bless and greet him — weeping one day and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have been inviting my mother to Islam and she has been refusing. Today I asked her again, and she said something about you which I hated to hear. Ask Allah to guide Abu Hurayra’s mother!” Whereupon the Prophet MHMD Allah bless and greet him – said: “O Allah! Guide Abu Hurayra’s mother.” Then I returned home cheered up by the Prophet’s MHMD Allah bless and greet him – supplication. When I arrived at the door of the house I found it closed. Hearing my footsteps, my mother said: “Abu Hurayra, do not come in yet.” I could hear the sound of water. She washed herself and wore her robe (dir’) and headcover (khimâr) then she opened the door and said: “Abu Hurayra! I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s servant and messenger!” I returned at once to the Prophet MHMD Allah bless and greet him –, weeping for joy, and said to him: “O Messenger of Allah, good news! Allah has answered your request and guided my mother!” He glorified and praised Allah, thanking Him and saying good things. I said: “O Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah that He make me and my mother beloved to his believing servants and that He make them beloved to us.” The Prophet MHMD Allah bless and greet him – said: “O Allah! Make Your little servant (here meaning Abu Hurayra) and his mother beloved to Your believing servants, and make the believers beloved to the two of them.” Not one believer is brought into existence who hears about me without seeing me except he loves me.

   Ayesha (rad.i-Allahu `anha) said: “By Allah, I never saw any women better than the women of the Ansar (i.e. the women of Madina) or stronger in their confirmation of Allah’s Book! When Sura al-Nur was revealed — “and to draw their ‘khumur’ over their bosoms” (24:31) — their men went back to them reciting to them what Allah had revealed to them, each man reciting it to his wife, daughter, sister, and relative. Not one woman among them remained except she got up on the spot, tore up her waist-wrap and covered herself from head-to-toe (i`jtajarat) with it. They prayed the very next dawn prayer covered from head to toe (mu`tajirat).”

   Now Mr.Shakir Lakhani would u reject all the above?

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5. 

   Shakir Lakhani

   May 20, 2010

   @ haider: “whats your problem with that lady wearing a hijab….?” Sir, I have no problem with any woman wearinjg seven burqas even in bed, as long as she doesn’t come near me. I don’t think such a woman (even if she’s a doctor) should treat males, in fact (according to the distorted version of Islam which you apparently believe), no woman should go out of her house unless she’s dead and being taken to the graveyard. So, in addition to forcing your wife and daughters to wear the niqab, you can also lock them up in their rooms whenever you go out. As far as the bikini remark is concerned, it is typical of all semi-literate and illiterate Muslims who believe that if you allow a woman to discard the burqa, she’ll end up on the beach in two days wearing a bikini!

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6. 

   Shakir Lakhani

   May 20, 2010

   @ haider: the teachings of Islam have been distorted by mullahs for their own nefarious purposes (which includes denial of freedom to women). It’s true that Islam asks all Muslim women to dress modestly, but it doesn’t force a woman to dress in such a manner that only her eyes are visible. If you have performed Umra or Haj, you will have noticed that a woman’s face has to be uncovered. Moreover, if a woman does not observe complete purdah, and dresses modestly but does not cover her hair, there is no punishment prescribed for her in Islam.

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7. 

   haider

   May 19, 2010

   so called modern and liberal people here should understand that if you are muslim then muslim is one who submits his will to the will of Allah so there is no concept of following your desires if its against the teaching of Islam if you still think Quran is wrong and you reason is right than you have no right to call yourself a muslim.

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8. 

   haider

   May 19, 2010

   mr.shakir lakhani whats your problem with that lady wearing a hijab? Why were you agitated to see herfully dressed? Would be happy if she was in bikni massaging your body? Im sure you would appreciate that. We must refer to Quran and check what Allah almighty command womens on this matter and he order women to draw veil around their bossoms.As a muslim Instead of using our reasoning and going in the conjecture we must refer to quran because the knowledge of Allah is superior than our limited brains.

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9. 

   Amna Zaman

   May 19, 2010

   @HENZ. Being moderate and secular does not at all mean being Un Islamic which you mentioned. Why do we confuse it like this. Atleast I think every muslim should have free will and nothing should be imposed on one against the will.

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10. 

    Hend

    May 18, 2010

    amna baby, nice words, very unislamic

    shakur saab, nice photo, love your eyes

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