Ḥijāb al-Marʾah wa-Libāsuhā fī al-Ṣalāh - Ibn Taimiya - (36)

were well known among women who were not in a state of consecration, and that, by implication, obliges them to cover their faces and hands.⦗1⦘

Allah the Exalted has also forbidden anything that would disclose their hidden adornment, whether through sound or by any other means. He said,

“And let them not stamp their feet so as to make known what they conceal of their adornment.”⦗2⦘

He also said,

“And let them draw their head-coverings over their chests.”

When this command was revealed, the believing women took their scarves, tore them, and draped them over their necks.⦗3⦘

The jayb is a vertical slit down the front of a tunic; when a woman draws her scarf over the jayb, she covers her neck.

She was then instructed to let part of her cloak hang down, and this letting-down is required only when she goes outside the house; within the home she is not commanded to do so.

It is authentically reported that when the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—entered⦗4⦘ upon Safiyyah, his Companions said, “If he lets the veil fall over her, she will be one of the Mothers of the Believers; but if he does not draw the veil over her, she will be counted among those whom his right hand possesses.” He then drew the veil over her.

(1) I say: This is correct, but it does not establish that this was obligatory for them. The verse is not explicit in this regard, and the issue involves the point mentioned earlier. See also my book *al-Hijab* (The Veil), p. 40, published by al-Maktab al-Islami. Reflect carefully. (2) Surah al-Nur, verse 31. (3) This is how it appears in the original; the correct reading may be *fashaqaqnaha* (“they tore it apart”). (4) That is, he intended to enter upon her, since the statement attributed above to his companions was made before he consummated the marriage with her. See *Hijab al-Mar'ah* (The Woman’s Veil), p. 50.

في النساء اللاتي لم يحرمن وذلك يقتضي ستر وجوههن وأيديهن١ وقد نهى الله تعالى عما يوجب العلم بالزينة الخفية بالسمع أو غيره فقال: {وَلا يَضْرِبْنَ بِأَرْجُلِهِنَّ لِيُعْلَمَ مَا يُخْفِينَ مِنْ زِينَتِهِنَّ} ٢ وقال: {وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ} فلما نزل ذلك عمد نساء المؤمنين إلى خمرهن فشققنهن٣ وأرخينها على أعناقهن. و "الجيب" : هو شق في طول القميص فإذا ضربت المرأة بالخمار على الجيب سترت عنقها. وأمرت بعد ذلك أن ترخي من جلبابها والإرخاء إنما يكون إذا خرجت من البيت فأما إذا كانت في البيت فلا تؤمر بذلك. وقد ثبت في الصحيح: أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لما دخل٤ بصفية قال أصحابه: إن أرخى عليها الحجاب فهي من أمهات المؤمنين وإن لم يضرب عليها الحجاب فهي مما ملكت يمينه فضرب عليها الحجاب.

١ قلت: وهذا حق ولكنه لا يدل على أن ذلك واجب عليهن والآية ليست صريحة الدلالة وفيه ما سبقت الإشارة إليه. وراجع كتابي "الحجاب" "ص ٤٠ - طبع المكتب الإسلامي". فتأمل ٢ سورة النور الآية: ٣١. ٣ كذا الأصل ولعل الصواب: فشققنها. ٤ أي أراد أن يدخل لأن قول أصحابه المذكور إنما كان قبل دخولها بها: انظر "حجاب المرأة" "ص٥٠"