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Women’s Attire in front of Mahrams

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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Could you please clarify the hijaab of a woman in front of her mahrams (i.e. her father and brothers). For example, is it permissible for her to wear half sleeves and uncover her hair, whilst wearing the traditional Pakistani shalwar kameez?

Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu,

In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate

There is a difference between what legal limits entail and what dignity and propriety entail.

In terms of legal limits, the ‘nakedness’ of a woman in from of her immediate kin—her father, grandfathers, brothers, children, first uncles—is: navel to knee plus the waist area. Answers on www.SunniPath.com explain this. Please go to www.SunniPath.com, and search for fiqh awra

As for propriety and dignity, our scholars tell us that young women should dress in a modest manner, preferring loose unrevealing clothing even at home.

This is akin to men: would it be proper for men to walk around at home with only a long towel covering them from navel to knee? No: it would be undignified and unbecoming.

Faraz Rabbani.

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