Islamic law is comprehensive in its enunciation of a code of conduct with respect to an individual’s life and dealings with others. Part of this are the rules pertaining to dress and attire.According to some fiqh scholars, the clothing must cover the entire body, only the hands and face may remain visible;
# The material must not be so thin that one can see through it.
# The clothing must hang loose so that the shape of the body is not apparent.
# The female clothing must not resemble the man's clothing.
# The design of the clothing must not resemble the clothing of the non-believing women.
# The design must not consist of bold designs which attract attention.
# Clothing should not be worn for the sole purpose of gaining reputation or increasing one's status in society.
The reason for this strictness is so that the woman is protected from the lustful gaze of men. She should not attract attention to herself in any way. It is permissible for a man to catch the eye of a woman, however it is haram (unlawful) for a man to look twice as this encourages lustful thoughts.
A dress is supposed to serve two purposes:
1. Covering the `Awrah (private parts) of the body.
2. Serving the purpose of adornment and beautification.
Reviewing the Qur’an, we find that Allah, the Almighty, describes the dress of believers as “The Dress of Piety” or Libasut-Taqwa, and this exactly emphasizes the aforementioned two conditions, and stresses that such a dress should never be used for showing off. Almighty Allah says:
“But the raiment of righteousness, - that is the best.” (Al-`Araaf: 26)
Islam has provided few guidelines to achieve this quality:
1. The first condition is that the dress has to be Halal by its origin, i.e. purchased or owned through Halal earning.
2. The second is that it must not imply imitation of other people’s dress. This means we should not imitate others’ religious attire or style, as the Hadith states:
“Whoever imitates some people will be ranked among them.”(Irwaa’ul Ghaleel, Al-Albaani, Hadith no. 2384).
3. The third condition is that the dress must not carry any resemblance to women’s dress. This means men’s dress must not involve any kind of feminine style of adornment: pure silk, golden dress, very bright and fast color, are all considered permissible for women, but not for men.
A woman who dress according to Quran and Sunnah ~covered everything except face and the hand also not show of their adornment to those who have no right (except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or their slaves, or male servants who lack vigor, or small children who have no knowledge of women's private parts.
Whenever she go, she do not has any problem in performing the prayer because she wore perfectly according to Islamic path and can perform prayer as what she wear now. For Malay woman, most of them prefer to wear 'telekong' when praying because some of them do not wearing completely as recommended by Islam. So, they might have problem when there is no 'telekong' and may take this a advantage to refuse or delay their prayer.
In my humble opinion, a woman who wear hijab either in beginning her age or puberty or not should know the limitation. Meanwhile, she must obeys what Allah command in wearing the hijab and not just because of fashion style. Women and fashion cannot be separated because they like to look good in front of people and try to impress people around. In fashion, Islam has given us some guideline and as the vicegerant of Allah, we must follow the rules.
There is a story about hijab requirement as narrated by Abu Dawud that 'A'ishah said: Asma came to see the Messenger of Allah (saws). She was wearing a thin dress; the Prophet (saws) turned away from her and said to her:
"O Asma, once a woman reaches the age of puberty no part of her body should be uncovered except her face and hands".
It should be noted that the Arabic word khumur (plural of khimaar) which has been translated above in the ayah from Surat an-Nurr as veils, means head covers, not face veils, as may mistakenly be supposed. It refers to a cloth which covers all of the hair. Furthermore, the word juyoob (plural of jaib), also found in the ayah of Surat an-Nur, refers not only to the bosom, as is commonly thought, but also to the neck. see also
The study of women in Islam deals with the attitudes and beliefs about the roles and add responsibilities of women within the religion of Islam. The complex relationship between women and Islam is defined by both Islamic texts and the history and culture of the Muslim world.
Hijab is the Quranic requirement that Muslims, both male and female, dress and behave modestly. The most important Quranic verse relating to hijab is sura 24:31, which says,
"And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not to display their adornment except that which ordinarily appears thereof and to draw their headcovers over their chests and not to display their adornment except to their [maharim]..."
Islamic scholars agree that a woman should act and dress in a way that does not draw sexual attention to her when she is in the presence of someone of the opposite sex. Some islamic scholars[who?] specify which areas of the body must be covered; most of these require that everything besides the face and hands be covered, and some require all but the eyes to be covered, using garments such as chadors or burqas.[citation needed] Most mainstream scholars say that men, in contrast, should cover themselves from the navel to the knees. see more
It is the general consensus among the Muslims that a Muslim woman is required to cover her head leaving only her face showing as part of an overall dress code and behaviour which Islam prescribes. It is therefore part of the social system of Islam, and a manifestation of important general Islamic principles.
An educated Muslim woman does this because she is following guidance from God and His prophet Muhammad recorded in the Qur'an,and in the Sunnah (the knowledge about the practice and example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)). For example, one translation of the meaning of the specific ayat (verse)of Qur'an that mentions the head covering is as follows:
"And say to the believing women......that they should draw their head-coverings over the neck opening (of their dresses) , and not display their ornaments except to their husbands, their fathers..... "
We've been searching for websites or articles that are suitable for this blog since we don't want to have too much focus on Muslimah fashion itself. Because of that we have found an article that touches a real concept of Muslimah dress code coined by Khalid Baig. Maybe this entry might be useful to us.
Nature of the dress issue for Muslimah can be summarized into four essential principles:
1. Our dress must cover our body adequately.
2. Our dress should provide adornment. It should provide for decent appearance.
3. Our dress should establish our Islamic identity. At the least it should not identify us as followers of another religion. But, additionally it should positively identify us as Muslims.
4. The design of our dress must avoid three deadly sins: show off, arrogance, and self indulgence.
