Question No. 3134 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified سطح محتوا: مقدماتی

Did I Say Something Wrong in Defense of Hijab?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

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(Questions from a younger sister)

A woman who didn’t wear hijab said to me, “Little miss, why are you dressed like that? Aren’t you suffocating?” I told her, “Hijab is God’s command, and we have to observe it. Besides, valuable and precious things are covered and kept out of sight, while worthless, cheap things are left where everyone can see them and walk all over them.” My friend told me, “Mahya, you shouldn’t have put it that way. Now she’ll think you were talking about her.” Did I say something wrong?

Subject category: Jurisprudence and Rulings Ethics and Spirituality Religious education

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Defending hijab by explaining that it is God’s command and that valuable things are kept covered is a beautiful way to offer guidance and an honorable defense of the duty to enjoin what is right. What you said is praiseworthy; it places the proud medal of enjoining what is right around your neck.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural Center

Glory be to God… What a beautiful exhortation! You have defended the hijab most eloquently and earned the proud distinction of carrying out the duty of enjoining what is right.

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Did I Say Something Wrong in Defense of Hijab?

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Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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