What to make of women in abaya and hijab wearing makeup and wasting money?

Question

Sorry if my question is oddly worded but what I am trying to ask is:

What is one supposed to make of women who appear to be Muslim and wear the abaya and hijab but wear loads of makeup and are carrying shopping bags from designer shops like Gucci and Versace etc?

Im asking because I was in Paris recently and I saw so many women such as these ones at the designer shops and at the airport. They were Saudi I believe (there was a Saudi airline leaving around my departure time).

Everyone one was staring at them because while they were covered up (everything but face and hands) you could see they were wearing expensive high heels and wearing more make up than majority of us would at a wedding, tugging loads of designer shopping bags.

People who arent even Muslim can see that something is amiss; my friend's Catholic and she was like....arent they not supposed to dress like that and waste money like that?

My question:

Is this in accordance with Islamic principles?

And does it bother you that people do this?

Not asking this as an insult or generalizing but just curious.

Thanks be to thee :D

Answer 1

Is this in accordance with Islamic principles?

Well i don't really know the point where one reaches israaf (wasting etc..) but i what i know is that it is obligatory on the muslim women to do their best in order to please their husbands... and if putting make up and all would satisfy the husband's desire then i think there is no harm. However if the intention was to grasp the attention of guys other than mehrams... then i think it would be indeed a trasgression against the commandments of the quran and sunnah.

And does it bother you that people do this?

I try to keep my gaze down... but these high heels someone attract my attention so YES it does bother me :p

Allah knows best of their intentions. Peace out.

Answer 2

Perhaps they believe Allah is pleased with their compliance with religious customs in public and the makeup just signifies they are women with family approval at home for that.  I am not Muslim either, but unlike you and your Catholic friend, I don't think I should push my standards on a stranger.  Sounds like this is more of an economic criticism than one of modesty issues.

Answer 3

Wearing Kohl on your eyes is PERMISSABLE!

Plus don't worry what other sisters are wearing. You sound jealous that they look better than you. Worry about yourself

Answer 4

for one its haram for me to say anything bad about them because I don't know whats in there hearts and its between them and Allah. I agree that they shouldn't wear a lot of make up but we all mistakes no ones perfect! As for buying designer clothes whats the big deal about that?

its not wasting money if ur going to wear it or use it and Allah blessed them to be wealthy so they should be allowed to use there money as they wish as long as they follow there religion and maybe they donate to cherity so we shouldn't judge!

All I  can do is ask Allah to guide them from the wrong things that they are doing and hope he can increase there faith in Allah!

Answer 5

adoration is woman's nature. It is not necessary for woman to wear makeup in from strangers. A muslim still lives among humans. It is only outside she wear Abaya or hijab.

Answer 6

No, you're exactly right. There are people like that in every religion, though, who pick and choose what to follow.

Answer 7

Yeah, I always wondered that! I think they are trying to have both worlds, like be religious and everything but at the same time look beautiful and have fun? idk.. lol

Answer 8

umm. many people wear things and do things that aren't meant to be done. thats for one.

2. many people wear the hijab only cuz its a command which is wrong. thats the reason we should wear it. but its not the ONLY reason.

3. why does it matter what they spend there money on? like if i was wealthy and im paying my sadaqah, zakah, ect... then i'd spend some money for me. that i got to disagree with u on. but where they wear a lot of makeup and all that stf (i think i know what u mean). that, is answered in my first 2 points.

pce

Answer 9

Doesn't bother me at all. Do you want us to judge them. What do you make of them? I don't know.

Hey, don't worry about them. Let Allah tell them what they did in this world. Get your self right.

peace

Edit: who cares......................................

Answer 10

Indeed the modest as a Muslim is to be what's natural as is our face.  But I cannot judge them as I don't know their background or intentions and they are regular Arab women who must have best practiced Islam to their levels.  After all they come from a country where their wealthy can buy the whole of your Paris fashions if they wished. May be it was the minimum make ups in their eyes. I will anyway disagree wasting money over all those stuffs.

Answer 11

theres nothing wrong with spending some money, but if you remember how the prophet and his male and female fellow muslims lived, even at the climax of their wealth, they gave to the needy and poor and spent money on only what is necessary. so im not saying that they should never have bought any of that stuff, but maybe someone just needs to remind that that they cant take any of that stuff with them to their grave. maybe they should question if buying all that stuff, is really necessary. of course money can ruin the best of us, so its not our call to judge.

by the way great observation vampire ^^

Answer 12

If only their hands and faces (and feet) can show in public, I suppose they would want to adorn what they can.  What might seem like a lot of makeup in our community might be considered normal by Saudi standards.

As for the clothing, maybe they want to look nice for other women or for their husbands in the privacy of their own homes.

Is this in accordance with Islamic principles?

Maybe it's not in accordance with the strictest application of Islamic principles, but that is not for me to judge.  In my city, Muslim women dress in a variety of ways.  Some wear makeup, pants and hijab.  Some wear black flowing gowns that cover the hands and leave only a slit for the eyes.  Some dress in plain clothing, but do not cover their hair.  I think it depends on where their families came from.

And does it bother you that people do this?

No, it doesn't bother me if they do that.  I tried to relearn modesty once, but it didn't work.  I can conform to a dress code but it doesn't change my attitude about my body, my beauty, or my sexuality.  So I'm in no position to judge.

What does bother me is seeing someone wearing a crucifix in amateur p**n.  I know it sounds judgmental of me, but they just don't seem to be expressing Christian values in that kind of film.

Answer 13

BECAUSE YOU ARE A TERRORIST, GET BACK AND KILL YOUR OWN PEOPLE

Answer 14

A lot of women wear the Hijab for the wrong reasons, some wear it as a fashion accessory, others' are wrongly forced to wear one by their husbands/fathers etc. You don't need to think anything of these Hijaabi women. Do not judge the Hijab by the so called Hijabis.

We can only make a superficial evaluation of a person, based on what we see of them from the outside, their true being, their characteristics, their intentions are only known by God alone, and themselves.

Answer 15

There are many people who follow religious traditions to the letter but but are otherwise secular. People are people.

Keep in mind, that women are only required to cover themselves in public. In some Muslim nations, women throw huge parties at their home to get around the restrictions (they are "home" and so are their friends).