Fatawaa about Hijaab (continued from
page 1)
(sources: http://www.fatwa-online.com &
http://www.fatwaislam.com)
Covering
in front of in-laws
Question:
Is it obligatory for the woman who lives in her husbands' house along
with the brothers of her husband and his father to remain covered in
hijaab during the course of her work in the home due to the presence of
the brothers of her husband?
Answer:
If they are present with her then so, otherwise if she is in a room by
herself then no, and nor is it permissible for her to be alone with any
one of the brothers of her husband, and likewise it is obligatory for
her to cover her face and her hands if she is present amongst them and
there are others present or if there is no seclusion. Since there is no
man left alone with another woman except that the Shaitaan is the third
of them, and what is authentic from the statements of the people of
knowledge is that it is obligatory for her to cover her face and hands
infront of strangers.
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee
Ghaaratul ashritah, 'alaa ahlil jahl was-safsatah, volume 2, page 219
Translated by Aboo Haatim Muhammad Farooq
Covering in front of parents who are disbelievers
Question:
If the parents of a woman are disbelievers, is it necessary for her to
wear hijaab infront of them?
Answer:
If it be that she will be free of any fitnah then no, but if she fears
from them that they would be put to trial due to her or attempt any
lewdness with her then it is obligatory for her to wear hijaab infront
of them.
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee
Ghaaratul ashritah, 'alaa ahlil jahl was-safsatah, volume 2, page 220
Translated by Aboo Haatim Muhammad Farooq
