86 - الحجاب‏

86. THE VEIL

444 - الحِجابُ‏

444. The Veil

(يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلابِيبِهِنَّ ذلِكَ أَدْنَى‏ أَنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلا يُؤْذَيْنَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُوراً رَحِيماً) .¹

"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw closely over themselves their chadors [when going out]. That makes it likely for them to be recognized and not be troubled, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful." ²

(اُنظر) النور : 30 ، 31 ، 58 و الأحزاب : 53 و 59 .

(See also: Qur'an 24:30-31, 24:58, 33:53, 33:59)

1369.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - لابنهِ الحسنِ عليه السلام - : واكْفُفْ علَيهِنَّ مِن أبْصارِهِنَّ بحَجْبِكَ إيّاهُنَّ ، فإنَّ شِدَّةَ الحِجابِ خَيرٌ لكَ ولَهُنَّ .³

1369.Imam Ali (AS) said to his son al-Hasan (AS), 'And curb their eyes by keeping them in veil, for the strict observance of the veil is better for you and for them.' ⁴

1370.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كنتُ قاعداً في البَقيعِ مَع رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله في يَومِ دَجْنٍ ومَطَرٍ ، إذ مَرَّتِ امْرَأةٌ على‏ حِمارٍ ، فَهَوتْ يدُ الحِمارِ في وَهْدَةٍ فسَقَطَتِ المَرأةُ ، فأعْرَضَ النّبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله بوجهِهِ، قالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ ، إنّها مُتَسَرْوِلَةٌ . قالَ : اللّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ للمُتَسرْوِلاتِ - ثلاثاً - يا أَيُّها النّاسُ ، اتَّخِذوا السَّراويلاتِ فإنَّها مِن أسْتَرِ ثِيابِكُم ، وحَصِّنوا بِها نِساءَكُم إذا خَرَجْنَ .⁵

1370.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (SAWA) in Baqi on a cloudy and rainy day, when a woman passed us on a donkey. The foreleg of the donkey slipped into a pit and the woman fell off. The Prophet (SAWA) turned his face away. They [his companions] said, 'O Messenger of Allah, she has trousers on.' He said thrice, 'O Allah! Forgive the women clad in trousers' - 'O people! Wear trousers for they are the most covering of your garments, and safeguard your women by [making them wear] them when they go out.' ⁶

1371.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : صِيانَةُ المَرأةِ أنعَمُ لِحالِها وَأدوَمُ لِجَمالها⁷ .

1371.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Covering the woman is more prosperous to her state and more enduring for her beauty.' ⁸