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I refer to the TRS article written by TRS reader Diana Ibrahim: "CONFESSION : MY LIFE WITH HIJAB OVER MY HEAD"
Dear Diana Ibrahim, I read your article twice and felt disgusted. Disgusted with your actions and your intention to remove your hijab. It is obvious that you are slipping into spiritual sickness.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah. May the peace and blessings of Allah shower upon our Beloved Messenger, his family, companions, and those who follow them.
Hijab should be worn solely for the sake of Allah because Allah has commanded it. By wearing hijab, we are not seeking to please our parents, our partners, our friends, or society at large. We are seeking to fulfill the instruction of Allah that Muslim women must cover themselves in public or around non-mahram males.
There is profound wisdom underlying the donning of hijab. There are many spiritual, psychological, social, and emotional benefits when a woman chooses to put on her hijab out of love for Allah. Diana, by removing your hijab, you would be stripping yourself of the immense benefits of wearing it, both tangible and intangible. An Ustazah once told me when a woman wears hijab, it is as if she is wearing a divine shield of protection and mercy. When she removes that hijab, it is as if she is removing this blessed shield.
Diana, I feel like you may be experiencing a decrease in your iman (faith), and this has affected how you feel about hijab. Hijab and iman are indistinguishably linked. If you do not have the intention to wear hijab, it simply means you have not receive the guidance from Allah.
Just look at Muslim women who work as air hostesses. They wear body-hugging uniforms that reveal their body shape; they serve alcohol and other haram forms of entertainment to the passengers, and they don’t wear hijab but call themselves Muslims. They choose to be in a profession that is not permissible by Allah. A real Muslim woman does not work as an air hostess because the job requires her to wear forbidden clothes and offer what is unlawful (haram) to passengers. Her job would also require her to stay overnight alone in foreign countries, some of which are not safe. The Hadith mentions ten types of dealings with alcohol that is accursed. Singapore Muslim women should only seek halal jobs.
Diana, please turn to Allah sincerely in prayer to find out what is most pleasing to Him. Look at your life and try to see what may be causing your disinterest in hijab. How is your worship? What is the source of your livelihood? Who are your friends and are they non-Muslims? Do not let disbelievers influence your religious beliefs. These are things you may want to consider.
And, last but certainly not least, please seek the counsel of a pious scholar, male or female, who may be able to help you understand what is happening and give you suggestions for strengthening your iman.
Nur Nadia Rahim
Dear Diana Ibrahim, I read your article twice and felt disgusted. Disgusted with your actions and your intention to remove your hijab. It is obvious that you are slipping into spiritual sickness.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah. May the peace and blessings of Allah shower upon our Beloved Messenger, his family, companions, and those who follow them.
Hijab should be worn solely for the sake of Allah because Allah has commanded it. By wearing hijab, we are not seeking to please our parents, our partners, our friends, or society at large. We are seeking to fulfill the instruction of Allah that Muslim women must cover themselves in public or around non-mahram males.
There is profound wisdom underlying the donning of hijab. There are many spiritual, psychological, social, and emotional benefits when a woman chooses to put on her hijab out of love for Allah. Diana, by removing your hijab, you would be stripping yourself of the immense benefits of wearing it, both tangible and intangible. An Ustazah once told me when a woman wears hijab, it is as if she is wearing a divine shield of protection and mercy. When she removes that hijab, it is as if she is removing this blessed shield.
Diana, I feel like you may be experiencing a decrease in your iman (faith), and this has affected how you feel about hijab. Hijab and iman are indistinguishably linked. If you do not have the intention to wear hijab, it simply means you have not receive the guidance from Allah.
Just look at Muslim women who work as air hostesses. They wear body-hugging uniforms that reveal their body shape; they serve alcohol and other haram forms of entertainment to the passengers, and they don’t wear hijab but call themselves Muslims. They choose to be in a profession that is not permissible by Allah. A real Muslim woman does not work as an air hostess because the job requires her to wear forbidden clothes and offer what is unlawful (haram) to passengers. Her job would also require her to stay overnight alone in foreign countries, some of which are not safe. The Hadith mentions ten types of dealings with alcohol that is accursed. Singapore Muslim women should only seek halal jobs.
Diana, please turn to Allah sincerely in prayer to find out what is most pleasing to Him. Look at your life and try to see what may be causing your disinterest in hijab. How is your worship? What is the source of your livelihood? Who are your friends and are they non-Muslims? Do not let disbelievers influence your religious beliefs. These are things you may want to consider.
And, last but certainly not least, please seek the counsel of a pious scholar, male or female, who may be able to help you understand what is happening and give you suggestions for strengthening your iman.
Nur Nadia Rahim
