i have heard you say it is wajib for a women to cover face when outside. if it is not fard, then does that mean she is not obligated to cover her face or is it still an obligation?
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Fardh and Wajib both imply obligation. The difference between the two is on a technical issue in the definition in which the degree of obligation in Fardh is more absolute than in Wajib.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui
Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] “الفرع الأول – في بيان الفرض…و حكمه: لزوم اعتقاده و العمل به، و استحقاق فاعله الثواب و تاركه العقاب.” (المذهب الحنفي ص.289 – مكتبة الرشد)
“الفرع الثاني – في بيان الواجب…و حكمه: اللزوم عملا لا اعتقادا، و استحقاق فاعله الثواب و تاركه العقاب دون عقاب الفرض” (المذهب الحنفي ص.292 – مكتبة الرشد).