This will be a really short piece, or I’d try to make it short.
I won’t go about saying this is what the hijab should look like, this is the appropriate length or color and all that, I just want to establish the fact that it is a command by Allah that muslim/believing women should cover up and dress modest.
Whether the society that we live in approves it or makes it easy for us to follow this command, is another question which causes the most controversies. However, what we should understand as muslimahs is that our dressing at all times is one that should show modesty. Tight fitted cloths, transparent clothing, revealing dresses etc will not be seen as modest. Imagine using the hijab on a face filled with make up (carved brows, red lipstick, yellow eye shadow etc), yes you might have used the hijab but have you obeyed the command of Allah to dress modestly? To dress in such a humble manner that you don’t intentionally cause men to stare lustly? May Allah make it easy.
Some of us in the name looking smart for our profession, we tend to bend the rules of the hijab. This buttresses the point on living in a society that does not exactly approve or encourage the full command of the hijab. While one is able to compromise with the lenght, coor, mix and all, the greater objective cannot and should not be ignored which is to be modestly dressed at all times. To be dressed in a way that you’d be able to observe solat at its time without feeling uncomfortable.
It is not for anyone to say: “if you can’t wear the hijab, you can style your scarf instead this way”, No. Let people do it because that is the stage they are in (May Allah make it easy for us all), not because some persons have made the use of turban look so good then goes ahead to say: “for my muslim sisters who can’t use the hijab, here is something to use”, Astagfirullah we will all be accountable for leading people.
At the end of the day, everything we do is Fisabilillah (for Allah’s sake), so why don’t we just do it cautiously, with piety! It might seem difficult but remember the day Allah will ask us why we failed or refused to obey His command, why we chose society over Him, why we chose lustful comments over eternal reward🤷♂️. We always pray for Allah to take us at the time when He is pleased with us, let’s work towards it.
For those of us struggling to get there because of the society we live in, may Allah make it easy for us all, AMEEN.
May Allah grant victory to Muslims all over the world too. AMEEN.
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