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You previously stated that hijab must also be observed in online spaces.
If a woman uses a male name and identity there, does this count as observing hijab? (Of course, while upholding Islamic principles.) Please explain.
Using a male name online can serve as a form of covering and hijab, provided the necessary ethical guidelines are observed and men do not initiate private conversations through the profile. Simply changing one’s appearance and name does not lessen one’s religious obligations; Islamic principles must still be upheld.
If those present observe the necessary ethical boundaries, using a masculine name may serve as a form of covering. This is, of course, on the condition that the men present do not contact them privately through their personal profiles, since someone who assumes they are a man might share with them conversations intended for men only.
Simply changing one’s appearance and name does not lessen one’s religious obligations.