129 – The scholars’ statements on the obligation to cover the private parts (ʿawrah) with material that does not reveal the body’s contours.
131 – The fourth condition: “that it be loose-fitting.”
131 – Beneath this heading is the ḥadith in which the Prophet ﷺ gifted a thick qubṭiyyah cloak to Usāmah and said, “I fear it may still outline the size of her bones,” together with its documentation from rare manuscript sources, demonstrating that the stated condition is mandatory.
132 – A rebuttal of al-Shawkānī for confining the ḥadith to garments that are sheer and transparent—answered from two angles.
133 – A refutation of the Shāfiʿīs for deeming the matter merely recommendatory, along with a critique of their permissive stance toward flesh-coloured stockings that cling to the calves and thighs yet do not show skin tone.
134 – Imām al-Shāfiʿī’s ruling on a woman praying in a shirt that outlines the body without being see-through; the author’s counsel to certain party-affiliated girls not to shorten their skirts to mid-calf while wearing form-fitting stockings; and ʿĀʾishah’s declaration, “A woman must perform the prayer wrapped in a jilbab.”
135 – The documentation of the aforementioned report from ʿĀʾishah, together with a similar narration from Ibn ʿUmar.
135 – Additional support from Asmāʾ’s report about constructing a bier for women that would not outline their bodies, along with its chain of transmission.
136 – The author exhorts contemporary women who wear clothing that hugs certain limbs to reflect on this and recall the Prophet’s ﷺ words: “Modesty and faith are inseparable companions….”
137 – The fifth condition: “that it not be perfumed or incense-scented.”
137 – Under this heading appear four authentic ḥadiths with their documentation; the last of them states that the prayer of a perfumed woman is not accepted if she performs it in the mosque.
139 – An explanation of how the preceding ḥadiths are to be used as evidence, a citation of Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd’s remarks on the issue, and a clarification that they apply at all times.