2. As for Asmāʾ, it is authentically reported that Qays ibn Abī Ḥāzim once entered, together with his father, upon Abū Bakr — may Allah be pleased with him — while Asmāʾ was present. We saw her to be a light-complexioned woman whose hands were tattooed, as can be verified in the new edition of “Al-Jilbāb.”

Some unlearned followers of taqlīd have tried to dispute this report by citing the verse about “drawing the khimārs over,” claiming it commands the covering of the face; that claim has already been refuted conclusively. They have likewise alleged that Asmāʾ’s uncovered hands were only so that she might fend something off on behalf of Abū Bakr, calling it a case of necessity.⦗94⦘