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Clothing
is a textile material worn on the body. The wearing of clothes is mostly
restricted to human. The types of clothes we were always depend on
circumstances and consideration. This might physical, social and geographic
considerations. Some clothing are gender specific.
Islam
teaches us how to dress. This is evident in Surah 24 (An-Nur) Ayah 30 – 31;
In Ayah
30, the Quran says: Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their
modesty; that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well
acquainted with all that they do.
It went further to state in Ayah 31: And
say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their
modesty and they should not display their beauty and ornaments except
(ordinarily) appear thereof, that they should draw their veils over their
bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers,
their husband’s fathers, sons, their brothers or their brother’s sons or their
sister’s sons or their women or the slaves whom their right hands or male
servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no carnal knowledge
of women, and they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to
their hidden ornaments. And o ye believers! Turn ye all together towards Allah
in repentance that ye may be successful.
So also
in surah 33 (Al-Ahzab) Ayah 59: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and
the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their
persons (when out of doors) that is most convenient, and they should be known
(as such)and not molested and Allah is oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
What
the above is simply saying is that the women should draw their cloaks close
round them, that way they may be recognised as Muslims and would prevent them
from being harassed.
There
are certain conditions of a Muslim’s dress code and they are as follows:-
(a)
Clothing must cover the entire body, only the
hands and face may remain visible that is according to some scholars while
others only the face may remain.
(b)
The material must not be so thin that one can
see through.
(c)
The clothing must hang loose so that the shape
of one’s body is not apparent.
(d)
The female’s clothing must not resemble that of
the male’s clothing.
(e)
The design of the clothing must not resemble the
clothing of the non-believing woman.
(f)
Clothing should not be worn for the sole purpose
of gaining reputation or increasing one’s status in the society.
The
reason behind all this conditions is not far-fetched. It is to protect the
women from the lustful gaze of man, she should not attract attention to herself
in any way. It is permissible for a man to catch a eye of a woman, however it
is haram for a man to look twice as it encourages lustful thoughts.
My
sincere advice to all my sisters in Islam; You might not want to wear the hijab
and cover up properly at this moment in your life, but just remember this, one
day you will be covered up properly from head to toe and lowered into the
grave, don’t let your last day on earth be the first day you cover up properly.
Also to
my brothers in Islam, refraining from looking at that which we are not supposed
to is the best.
Allah does not obligate anyone beyond his capacity. Don’t be
fooled by shay tan into thinking that it’s impossible to control your gaze due
to the times we live in. May Almighty Allah grant us all the ability to refrain
from looking at that which is prohibited to look at as lowering the gaze
strengthens the Iman.
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