Headscarf And Jewelry
Dear Amna, This has to do with the Surah Nur verse which has two basic guidance (I am simplifying): 1) Guard the private parts – this is your day to day libaas & as explained by Ghamdi sb what limits should be observed. Hair is ok to remain uncovered for purposes of obeying this part of the verse. 2) Do not show your Zeenat except for what’s apparent. Zeenat is defined as beautification that we do when we get ready to go somewhere as in makeup, jewelry etc. His view is that now that you have done Zeenat it’s mandatory to cover everything other than what’s apparent: hands, feet and face. As a woman, I hear your concern and I don’t know if it’s “practical” advice to follow. I also fail to understand his model because: a) according to #1 he is defining hair as something that can remain uncovered. That means for anyone following this model hair is something that’s “APPARENT”. B) if hair is apparent, why I need to cover my hair when I do Zeenat when I am allowed to not cover what’s apparent?! Such as my fave when it has makeup on. If he said to cover hair as part of #1 then his own model would make sense, but right now principally it doesn’t make sense to me.