Use Of Word Khimar: Compulsion For Muslim Women To Cover Their Hair
Sir please comment on the khimar point whether we can make an assumption from the root word Khamr that the khimar was covering the head and so it is naturally assumed that usage of the word means the obligation of covering the chest is attached to that of covering the head. And is it necessary to do Adaab acts regularly? Because from Ghamidi Sahab’s argument I infer that wearing the hijab/ covering one’s hair is an Adaab and not fard.
Thank you I understand your point.
السلام عليكم Yes, they (the immigrant women) covered their head like they were doing all along way before the verses of Surah Al-Nur were revealed. They just used a different cloth, like the report says, so that their own wishes (covering the head) together with the wishes of their Creator (covering the جيب) may be fulfilled. I think we are interpretting the report differently. I am interpretting it like this: when the verses of Surah Al-Nur were revealed, the immigrant women (notice how the report does not mention the women of the helpers even though this was the Medinan period of the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم life) changed the cloth they used for their خُمُر. Here is how I think you are interpretting it and correct me if I’m wrong please: before the verses of Surah Al-Nur were revealed, Muslim women in general were not covering their heads. Hearing these verses, they, for the first time, starting regularly covering their head with خُمُر. Regarding whether they just covered the جيوب or the heads together with the جيوب, probably the latter. However, covering the جيوب was the directive of God while keeping their heads covered (which they had already been doing anyways due to culture) was their own initiative. And don’t be sorry. We’re not bothered in the least. Don’t worry! 😁 Also, I don’t disagree with the fact that اختمرن means to don a خمار which is a headcover. My disagreement is that you are taking the directives of God from the actions of men (women really, but this expression just hits the nail on the head, I think) instead of His own statements, which even you agree (as far as I understand) do not include the covering of the head. Regarding the discussion of this report in Dr. Gazdar’s book, I haven’t reached that far yet (I should start reading it again. I actually started reading ألف ليلة وليلة and stopped reading مواقف العلماء), so if you can send me images of his discussion, I may be able to translate them for you ان شاء الله. All the best!