Reason to wearing hijab?

Question

asalamualikum all...

i was just wondering why we wear hijab... the islamic reason... i am unaware of this but as i do wear it since after hajj i would prefer to know the reason behind it...

jazakallah in advance

Answer 1

Show love for Allah is the most important one

Answer 2

so men wont check u out or whistle at u like ure some piece of meat...and so that guys wont think bad things about u....

ive been through this...and allhumdullila ive been wearing a hijab for 4 months now at the age of 15

Answer 3

Ive always undoubtedly reasoned that behind that purdah, hijaab, veil, or under that scarf is an intelligent woman who understands the requirement of her religion Islam, as is prescribed out for her by her Creator 'ALLAH(SWT)'

And she chooses to observe that Islamic dress code out of her own sincerity belief and free will, and because she wants to fully brace her religion of Islam and please her Creator 'ALLAH(SWT)'.

In this dress code she is immediately recognized as a Muslimah which gains her respect and protecting her from all forms of sexual harassment.  

Answer 4

Obligatory. It's to protect our modesty and chastity.  Muslim women don't believe in showing off their beauty to non mahram men and non mahram women.  Our beauty is for our husband only.  We should gaurd our private parts in the presence of non mahrams.

Answer 5

Muslim women wear hijab—which is more than just a head cover—because God ordered them to do so in two places in the Qur’an, and because Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) also ordered it. The Qur’an says in Surah 24, verses 30 - 31 what means:

*{Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and be modest. That is purer for them. Lo! Allah is Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to display of their adornment only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils over their bosoms, and not to reveal their adornment save to their own husbands or fathers or husbands fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons, or their brothers or their brothers' sons or sisters sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male attendants who lack vigor, or children who know naught of women's nakedness. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And turn unto Allah together, O believers, in order that ye may succeed.}*

These verses tell us that our Islamic dress is not just a matter of covering the head alone, but also of covering the bosom, which is attractive to men, and of lowering the gaze and walking in a way that does not attract attention. Note that the order to lower the gaze was addressed first to men…

You can also read the other verse about the same point, which is verse number 59 in Surah 33. It may be translated:

*{O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them [when they go abroad]. That will be better, that so they may be recognized and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.}*

This indicates that one of the reasons for hijab is to distinguish the believing woman from the non-believing. This relates to your second question concerning the logic behind hijab.

Ask yourself, or ask the next person who asks you that question, if a female judge walked into the courtroom wearing a tight miniskirt and low-cut blouse, would you take her seriously? Who would you respect more, a woman dressed like that or one dressed modestly? The Qur’an was revealed for all times, and though circumstances change, human nature does not. The fact is that men do like to look at women’s bodies, so a woman who covers herself is more likely to be respected as a person than looked upon as a piece of meat!

Up until the end of the nineteenth century, a Western woman who had any self respect covered her head—though perhaps not all her hair—in public. Your audience may argue that a woman who does not cover her hair is no longer looked upon as a loose woman. That may be true, but women still know that men look at them. Otherwise, why would they spend millions of dollars every year to style, color, and treat their hair?

It is true that men don’t have to cover their heads, but there is a dress code for them, as well, although it is not so widely publicized as the women’s dress code. Men must at least be covered from the navel to the knees with loose fitting clothing. The rules for men are different because women are less likely to ogle men than the other way around.

Do women feel hot in hijab? To be honest, sometimes, yes, so smart women wear cotton. But overall, loose dresses are much cooler and healthier than pants [trousers] or pantyhose.

Some women cover their faces either because they think it is required of them - only a minority of scholars say so - or because they think it is better for them to protect their modesty. Others do not think it is required, but they prefer to act as the wives of Prophet Muhammad did, for they take them as a model in their every day life. Those, believe that such act is a fadl, which would earn them more heavenly reward.

Does a head cover prevent a woman from practicing her daily activities? I don’t see how it could! A woman does not normally wear hijab in her own house, so it shouldn’t get in the way when she’s doing housework. If a long head covering would get in the way in her work or pose a danger to her—if the woman were working around machinery or in a laboratory, for example—she can wear a different style that doesn’t have dragging ends. Actually, hijab—perhaps loose trousers and a long shirt if her work requires her to bend, lift, or climb steps or ladders—gives a woman more freedom of movement while protecting her modesty than does a short dress.

Is hijab an oppression? Quite the contrary. Dr. Fatima Naseef, author of Women in Islam, sees hijab as a woman’s right to maintain her modesty and to be respected as a person. Please turn the question around to the asker: if one woman has the right to go half naked in public, why doesn’t another woman have the right to cover herself in public? Why is it looked upon as an oppression if she chooses to be modest?

Answer 6

to stop men starring at your body is one of the reasons

Answer 7

Because the Qur'an and Sunnah states so. Allah ordered us to wear the hijab and cover up to protect ourselves so we get the proper respect we deserve and not be treated like we are a piece of meat. You get a lot of respect in the hijab from all your brothers and sisters and other people, than you did before the hijabi days

(English translation of The Holy Qur'an, An-Nur 24:31)

Because Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'Ala) is All-Wise and The Knower of All Things, He (SWT) also knows what's best for us. So to do what is best for us is as well obeying Allah (SWT). There's no other reason behind wearing hijab. If you're wearing hijab for some other reason like your parents or your husband, you are a hypocrite. Every Muslimah who truly believes should be wearing hijab. You love Allah (SWT) so why not to fulfill His commandments and orders? Can you give me a reason why not to wear it?

The behaviour that is assimilated with hijab is modesty. If you're wearing hijab but still laughing out loud in front of non-mahram men, there's no use for hijab. Women are so delicate that they need protection and the best protection for a woman on this earth is first her father and brothers and later her husband. If you go out for shopping or doing something else always take your father or husband with you if possible. This prodecure doesn't limit your personal freedom but it even expands it! When walking outside with a man who is related to you you don't have to be afraid of flirting men or other annoyance. You can concentrate on your shoppings.

Answer 8

Wasaalam

dear sister  in Islam there is order for muslim women to cover themself properly so that no hidden part are in fornt of people wear lose fitting dress and when you go outside from your home cover with hijaab so that you coverd up completly and what you are wearing that not shown to the people who is not Mahram for you  

Answer 9

Beacuse, 80% (or something like that)  of your beauty is in your hair,

and if you show it, men attract to you,

which is haram in islam.

Answer 10

Walaikum Assalam,

well Hijab is a sign of honor and equality with men and stands as a shield of protection against evil man, it is rather obeying Allah's (swt) orders which will be your way to Jannah,,

Answer 11

To lessen competition between women.  It is a favor for men and women.  You will tempt men less and they will have more peace because they will not have to deal with their suppressed desires.  You make less competitin between women, they will not feel insecure or jealous because a girl is showing off.

It is good for your self esteem, you will not have the need to show off your beauty or be admired just for your looks...

It will calm you down.

Answer 12

Muslim Rose Amira.....: Up until the end of the nineteenth century, a Western woman who had any self respect covered her head—though perhaps not all her hair—in public. Your audience may argue that a woman who does not cover her hair is no longer looked upon as a loose woman. That may be true, but women still know that men look at them. Otherwise, why would they spend millions of dollars every year to style, color, and treat their hair?

If you want to state what Europeam women did please get it right. Only married women wore hats when they went out and also in church. Most ladies wore a bonet but this had no bearing on your strange concept of modesty, it was because they travelled in open traps and the bonet kept their hair in place. Do not ever try to tell us that we at any point in history abided by your dogma. Jewish women cover their hair in accordance with the Torah only they cover it with a wig that is even better and more attractive than their real hair, this applied only to the orthodox jews, good modest religious women.

Answer 13

well according to Allah we muslim girls have to wear it bcz it will stop boys or mens to look at us and don't fancy us (c**p)

to make us look ugly  

Answer 14

One of the reason that the Qur'an mentions is the protection of women from molestation when they go outside:

033.059 O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known  (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Al-Qur'an, 033.059 (Al-Ahzab [The Clans, the Coalition, the Combined Forces])

Another reason which most people usually don't think about is that when you wear the Hijab, you don't waste time trying to make yourself look good when going outside and thus you don't degrade yourself to be a target of pleasure for men. Wearing the Hijab allows you to have more time to think about more important issues rather than wasting both time and money on making your outer looks better which will actually only catch the attention of men who won't focus on your personality and intelligence but only on your looks.

It really is a sort of emancipation and liberation of women.

@Muhiy Al Din:

That Hadith probably doesn't exist. I checked Abu Dawud 4102 and it is about something else. Could you cite the source from Bukhari?

Well, the wording in which you put it is quite extreme. There is no mention of face in anywhere. It is like how some "translators" of the Qur'an put whatever words they desire in verse 31 of Surat Nur (24). This is the Hadith:

Abu Dawud, Book 027, Hadith Number 4091.

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Chapter : On the meaning of the quranic verse that they should draw their veils over their bosoms.

Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : May Allah have mercy on the early immigrant women. When the verse "That they should draw their veils over their bosoms" was revealed, they tore their thick outer garments and made veils from them.

Ibn al-Sarh said: I saw (this tradition) in the writing of my maternal uncle from 'Aqil, from Ibn Shihab through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect.

Go further and you read:

Abu Dawud, Book 027, Hadith Number 4092.

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Chapter : How much beauty can a woman display.

Narated By 'Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin : Asma, daughter of Abu Bakr, entered upon the Apostle of Allah (pbuh) wearing thin clothes. The Apostle of Allah (pbuh) turned his attention from her. He said: O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this, and he pointed to her face and hands.

Answer 15

When Allaah, may He be exalted, and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoin something, it is obligatory for the Muslim to say, “We hear and we obey,” and to hasten to carry out what has been enjoined upon him. This is what is required by faith in Allaah.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allaah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error”

[al-Ahzaab 33:36]

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa’di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

“It is not for a believer, man or woman” means: it is not appropriate or befitting for the one who is described as a believer to do anything other than to hasten to please Allaah and His Messenger, and to flee from incurring the wrath of Allaah and His Messenger, and to obey their commands, and to avoid that which they have prohibited. It is not appropriate for a believing man or a believing woman “when Allaah and His Messenger have decreed a matter” and enjoined it, “that they should have any option in their decision”.

They do not have the choice of whether to do it or not, rather the believing man and the believing woman know that the Messenger is dearer to them then their own selves, so they should not let their own whims and desires form a barrier between them and obeying the command of Allaah and His Messenger.

“And whoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error” means, an obvious error, because he has forsaken the Straight Path which leads to the reward of Allaah, and has strayed to another path which leads to a painful torment.

So Allaah mentions first the reason for not going against the command of Allaah and His Messenger, which is faith, then He mentions the deterrent for that, which is fear of going astray, which leads to punishment and humiliation. End quote.

Tafseer al-Sa’di, p. 612.

The Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that the one who disobeys him is the one who does not want to enter Paradise! Al-Bukhaari (7280) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” They said: “O Messenger of Allaah, who would refuse?” He said: “Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused.”

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When the command of hijab came, the first Muslim women hastened to obey it, so much so that the women tore their clothes in order to hasten to obey this command. This is what is meant by faith.

It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said: May Allaah have mercy on the women of the early muhaajireen. When Allaah revealed the words “and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)”, they tore their aprons and covered their faces with them. Narrated by al-Bukhaari in a mu’allaq report and by Abu Dawood (4091); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said:

Muroot, sing. murt (translated here as “aprons”) refers to the izaar or lower garment.

Fath al-Baari, 8/490

Sisters should have to hasten to obey the command of Allaah without any hesitation, and not to try to obey part of the command and neglect part of it. It is obligatory for a woman to cover her hair, face and all of her body, and it is not permissible for her to show any part of that in front of non-mahram men. Whoever does that is exposing herself to the threat and is lacking in faith to the extent that she is failing to respond to the command of Allaah.

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@ Meekal , its 4091.