Just a 2 cents from me~

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,

DISCLAIMER: This entry is about covering the aurah but directs specifically to the shawl-wearers as that is the most famous hijab style currently.

"And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed."  [Surah An-Nur verse 31]

Nowadays we can see more and more girls/ladies covering their hair and that is a GOOD thing.

What seems to be the problem is HOW they are covering up their hair. Women and fashion are two items that cannot be separated. And what is obvious in my current observation is that; fashion has once again succeeded in dominating the female minds by coming up with some ridiculous fashionable shawls.

I am no religious scholar to point out "oh sister, that is haram, you are not wearing it the right way etc". I repeat that by being an item, one can still acknowledge the correct wear and abide the the laws of Allah. There's always the longer option, the ones that suit the requirement of covering over the chest [and preferably lower than that if you can]; the Pashimina or you can just buy the material and DIY your own hijab/shawl so that you can make it very nice in length.

Then comes the clothing part. If you have decided to wear the headscarft/shawl/hijab/pashmina/tudung,etc, remind back yourself, for WHAT PURPOSE? Don't drown yourself in being a victim of fashion crime.

The fashion crime I'm talking about here is combining two opposite features. You wear the hijab but at the same time you also wear tight clothing or transparent clothing. And then comes the excessive accessories fashion to put over the shawl/hijab which I just don't understand.

In covering our aurah lies MODESTY and we should all reflect back are we COVERING OURSELVES MODESTLY?

Don't make ourselves drown into the ocean of TABARRUJ.  [Tabarruj according to Imaam Al-Albaanee(rahimahullaah)said:Tabarruj is when a woman exposes her adornment, body features and all that she is obligated to cover which invites the desires of men.], Na'uzubillah~

Can read about it HERE [ni versi indonesia...boleh google lagi kalau rajin]

I don't intend to babble much about this as I know there have been plenty posts over the net. I find some intriguing and some others have the content but too harsh in giving views  [IDK,maybe that's their style of writing so it's up to individuals]

What I want to remind...to me and to all my sisters in Islam  [bukan SIS ye] is that; when Allah made that rule for us, it is never to burden us. Everything from Him is for our sake so we must open our minds a little to really acknowledge that and to really2 understand before fulfilling it. Don't do it for the worldly matters but do it for the hereafter's sake.

"Nak nampak cantik depan manusia itu fitrah tapi apa gunanya kalau di mata Allah, nampak jelik?"

Renung2kan dan selamat beramal~

toddles~

salam~~