Question:
Is it compulsory for a woman to cover her face in front of non-mahrams? If so, are cousins also included as part of the non-mahrams, even if cousins absolutely never marry in some cultures? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Yes, it is compulsory for a woman to cover her face infront of non-mahrams. Cousins
are also non-mahrams; and this will not change
because of cousins never marrying in one’s culture. Therefore, to cover
one’s face infront of
one’s cousins (and other non-mahrams) and to do
hijab (which includes more than just covering the
face) from them is compulsory. في الدر
المختار: وتمنع
المرأة
الشابة من كشف
الوجه بين
رجال لا لأنه
عورة بل لخوف
الفتنة ؛ وقال
ابن عابدين: (
قوله وتمنع
المرأة إلخ )
أي تنهى عنه
وإن لم يكن
عورة ( قوله بل
لخوف الفتنة )
أي الفجور بها
قاموس أو
الشهوة
والمعنى تمنع
من الكشف لخوف
أن يرى الرجال
وجهها فتقع
الفتنة لأنه
مع الكشف قد
يقع النظر
إليها بشهوة وفي كتاب
الحظر
والإباحة من
الدر المختار:
( فإن خاف
الشهوة ) أو شك (
امتنع نظره
إلى وجهها ) فحل
النظر مقيد
بعدم الشهوة
وإلا فحرام
وهذا في
زمانهم ، وأما
في زماننا
فمنع من
الشابة ، قهستاني
وغيره ؛ وقال
ابن عابدين:(
قوله مقيد
بعدم الشهوة )
قال في
التتارخانية ،
وفي شرح
الكرخي النظر
إلى وجه
الأجنبية الحرة
ليس بحرام ،
ولكنه يكره
لغير حاجة ا
هـ وظاهره
الكراهة ولو
بلا شهوة (
قوله وإلا
فحرام ) أي إن
كان عن شهوة
حرم ( قوله
وأما في
زماننا فمنع
من الشابة ) لا
لأنه عورة بل
لخوف الفتنة
كما قدمه في
شروط الصلاة ( وانظر:
فتاوى
محموديه: 19/170- 171 ومعارف
القرآن: 7/223-227) |
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