Principles of Marriage and Family Ethics

(Chris Devlin) #1

IslamicHijab,whichinturnwouldforestallsocialcorruptionanddevi-
ationandgoalongwayincreatingstability,securityandglorifyingher
nation.ButdefinitelythegreatestrewardiswiththeAlmightyAllahfor
performing her divine duty.


Dearlady!Ifyouareinterestedinthestabilityandpeaceofyourfam-
ilyandyourhusband'scontinualtrustinyou;ifyouareconcernedabout
the socialrights of women; ifyou areinterested inthe youth's mental
healthandare worriedabouttheirdeviationfrommoralvalues,ifyou
want totakepositive stepstowardsbringing toa haltthe seductionof
womenbycorruptmen;andifyouareseekingAllah'ssatisfactionbybe-
inga faithfulandsacrificingMuslim; thenyoushouldobserve Islamic
Hijab..Youshouldnotdisplayyourbeautyandadornmentstostrangers,
beitinthehouse-withyourcloserelationsoratothersocialgatherings
outside your own home.


You must coveryourselfbefore your brothers-in-lawand theirsons,
sister-in-law's husbands, aunts' husbands, and cousins. Being not
dressedas perIslamicHijab beforethesepeople isa sinandmay also
cause great distress to your husband, even though he may never mention
it.


Awomanisnotrestrictedtocoveringherselftothesameextentbefore
herfather-in-law,herownbrother,andhernephews,althoughitisbet-
tertoobserveacertain degreeof IslamicHijabbeforethesepeopletoo.
Inotherwordswomenshouldnot appearbeforetheserelativesofhers
in the same way as she would make herself attractive for her husband.


Thisis becausemostmen disliketheir wives to appearattractive by
wearingattractiveclothesandmaketipbeforeothermen;andofcourse
itshouldnotbeforgottenthatthetranquillityofmindandthetrustofa
man in his wife is crucial to the survival and security of the whole
family.

Free download pdf