The
Companions on the face of a woman
source:
silsilat ul-hudā wa nnūr ~ the series of guidance and light
~ tape no. 135
Question #6: [Continuing a discussion about the woman
covering her face]
Shaykh al-Albānī answers:
“Ibn ʽAbbās and Ibn ʽUmar, from the foremost of the
Companions, explained the āyah ‘except only that which is
apparent’[1] to be the face and the two hands. And they
(those who claim that a woman must veil her face) did not
find a single authentic narration from the Companions with
which they can support their opinion that it is obligatory
to cover the face of a woman.”[2]
~ asaheeha translations ~
[1] Sūrat un-Nūr, 24:31; “And tell the believing women to
lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and
protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts) and
not to show off their adornment except only that which is
apparent…”
[2] for a detailed explanation of this issue, refer to the
Shaykh’s book The Jilbāb of the Muslim Woman as in the
Qur’ān and Sunnah
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