IS COVERING FACE IS MANDATORY FOR THE MUSLIM WOMEN IN ISLAM ?

IS COVERING FACE MANDATORY FOR THE MUSLIM WOMEN IN ISLAM ?

Whole praise be to Allah:

First regarding the Tafsir Ibn Kaseer or Kathir. No where he mentioned it mandatory to cover the face. If you the Qur'an tafsir ibn Kathir  Surah Noor Ch 24 Verse 31 from page number 3468-3474. No where it mentioning covering the face at all. All it talk about the covering head, body etc...

Covering Face not at all mentioned here.

"(their veils all over their Juyub) means, over their necks and chests so that nothing can be seen of them. Al-Bukhari recorded that ` A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "May Allah have mercy on the women of the early emigrants. When Allah revealed the Ayah:” (and to draw their veils all over their Juyub), they tore their aprons and Akhtamar themselves with them. '' He also narrated f rom Saf iyyah bint Shaybah that ` A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say: "When this Ayah: (and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) was revealed, they took their Izars (waistsheets) and tore them at the edges, and Akhtamar themselves with them. "

Even you read other Qur’an Tafsirs by the others scholars: Non of them says covering Face for Women is Mandatory but Recommended as whole.

1) Tafsirs of Al_Jalalain page 413_

2) So called tafsir of IbnAbbas page 400_

3) Tafsir of Mariful Qur'an page 392-402_

4) Tafsir Tafhim al-Qur'an_ Ch 24 Verse 31 and point 32_

5) Quran-English Commentary-Abdul Majid DaryabadiVol.3 page 231-232_

6) Quran-Saheeh-International-English-Translation: page 361-362, Point 922-925 &

7) Quran_Three_Translations By Yusuf Ali, Shakir’s, pickthall page 418

8) The Noble Qur’an(In English Language) by Dr.Muhammad Taqi-ud Al –Hilali & Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. On Surah Noor ch 24 Verse 31 on page 484:

Commentary: The Arabic Word “Juyub” Explained as {Their Neck, Face, Body, and Bossom} and back by the Hadith from the Sahi Bukhari vol 6 hadith 282 “Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba:

'Aisha used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their faces with the cut pieces."

But the Actual Meaning of the “Juyub” as per the majority is “Neck, head, body, bosom” and most of the tafsir and from proven hadith even it cannot prove that covering face is mandatory, if you go through the tafsir it said that face can be seen and there are many narration from the Sahabas if we put all together it prove that covering face is not mandatory.

If covering face is mandatory means khalas in any case you can’t uncover the face, Fard never will be treated a Mustahab. We See there are Many Sahi Hadith from Sahi Bukhari, prophet Address women group, there was a Sahabiya uncovered her faces , Doing Hajj Women face should be uncover.

The Hadith of Abu Dawood 3458 and many said it daeef but Nasir Albani collaboration from other source and proved it actuall Authentic Hadith.

Sheikh Al-Albani explains reasons behind this Hadith’s authenticity in great detail:

“. . . (The narration’s chain is) Bashir from Qatadah from Khalid ibn Duraik from Aishah. Ibn Adiy added that he (Khalid) once attributed it to Umm Salamah instead of Aishah. Abu Dawud said after citing it, ‘This Hadith is Mursal. Khalid ibn Duraik did not meet Aishah.’ Also, Sa’eed ibn Bashir is weak according to Hafidh ibn Hajar in At-Taqrib. However, this Hadith has been reported via other ways that strengthen it:

A Mursal report recorded by Abu Dawud (no. 437) from Qatadah with an authentic chain that includes neither ibn Duraik nor ibn Bashir: ‘Indeed, once a young girl reaches menses, it is not right for her to expose except her face and hands to the wrists.'

Some said this Hadith prior to the Hijab commandment given in the Qur’an. When this Hadith itself talking about hijab and its matching with the many tafsirs of the Qur’an by many Scholars/ Mufasareen’s and including Sahaba Abdulah ibn Abbas.

For more details : Watch Dr.Zakir Naik video where he presenting the fact from the Qur’an and Sunnah that covering face is not mandatory but recommanded in front of the Scholars and He refuted them with proofs.

Watch the Video here: https://www.facebook.com/Islam.A.Solution.For.Humanity/videos/1500713753312668/

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