There isn't only one solution. Rather, it is multi faceted. 1. Hijab is borne out of piety. How do you get pious children? Parents have to become role models. The first school is the mother's lap. 2. Start early. You can't allow a free for all for the first many years and then suddenly enforce hijab. It's too alien to them. 3. Knowledge. It must be taught that it is an obligation and not just a cultural thing. 4. Good company. If the household and the wider family is full of women who practice hijab, every younger member of the family will adopt it naturally. They'd be the odd one out not to. 5. Reading biographies of pious women. 6. Strong male figures. Fathers, husbands and brothers who impress upon women the need for it. Please add to this and discuss.
When it comes to covering themselves properly with a veil, excuses are aplenty - “I’ll wear it when I get married” - “It’s my choice to wear it or not” - “It’s not mentioned in the Quran” - “I’m a good person and pray my namaz already” - “Once I go to Hajj or Umrah I’ll wear it” - “I’m not ready yet” Worse, some families endorse this and see no problem with their girls dressing modernly and plastering themselves over social media. What’s the solution to this?
These are the conditions for clothing, not just for women but for MEN too! 1. Loose - not tight that it shows the shape of the body. 2. Cover awrah 3. Thick - so cannot be seen through. 4. Doesn't resemble specific clothing of kuffar. 5. Doesn't resemble that of opposite gender.
Veiling is mandatory upon women. There are explicit ordinances in the Quran and hadith concerning veiling (Nur:31, Ahzab:59). It is forbidden to don tight, thin or translucent clothing or to remain bare headed or imitate non-Muslims. RasulAllah ﷺ said: 'whoever imitates a nation is from them.' (Abu Dawud #4031; Musnad Ahmad #5113/4). RasulAllah ﷺ said: 'there will come some women after me the like of whom I have never seen. Women who will be naked despite being clothed. They will attract people towards themselves and vice versa. The hair on their heads will resemble the humps of camels. These women will not enter paradise nor smell its fragrance.' (Muslim #1794, 5582). The niece of Sayyidah Ayishah رضي اللہ عنھا, Hafsah b. Abd al-Rahman رضي اللہ عنھا, came to her. There was a thin veil upon her head. Ayishah رضي اللہ عنھا tore it up and veiled her with a thick veil instead. (Muwatta Imam Malik, Book of Dress, #6).
السلام علیکم I felt very sad today to see a lot of sisters posting pictures of themselves on social media (some with full make up on), some even encouraging other sisters to do the same on so called 'World Hijab Day'. Why are we (brothers and sisters alike) normalising Tabarruj (display of beauty, public immodesty) combined with Hijab? Does wearing Hijab make it okay for one to make a public display of oneself online? If hijab's purpose is to veil and protect, how ironic that sisters paste themselves all over social media with it or to promote it. Hijab isn't just a hair cover. It is your entire clothing and adab. Not everyone has the right to see any part of you that you don't want. Modesty is an extremely underrated value nowadays! My heart went out to these sisters. If Hijab's purpose is to cover and ultimately protect, then I wonder about the men in their lives who are allowing this to happen. Generally speaking, a woman who is not covered, or even one who is covered but engaging in tabarruj is an indication of weak men around her. She is more at risk. I'm not saying it is completely the men's fault, but men have a huge role to play in this. When sisters, mothers and wives have brothers, fathers and husbands around them who are leaders, possess ghayrah and honour, they will truly embody the concept of being "Qawwam" (protectors) over them. Anyway, "...The most evil of your women are the Mutabarrijat (those who do at-Tabarruj, i.e. display their beauty), the Mutakhayelat (who strut/swagger), and they are the hypocrites. Those who enter Al-Jannah are like the Cough Crow [i.e. rare].” (al-Bayhaqi in his Sunan). When boundaries of modesty are being pushed left, right and centre, men and women both should reflect and return to proper modesty. May Allah protect us all. #nototabarruj #haveGhayrah P.S. Let's not forget the dangers of having your picture online (I speak for WhatsApp too), freely downloadable and accessible to some weirdo halfway across the planet.
