Assalam u alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
Hope all great by Allah’s grace.
I want to ask
1. What all comes under a muslimahs awrah in front of non-mehram ?
2. What all comes under a muslimahs awrah in front of mehram?
3. Does a womens voice come under awrah?
Plz do guide me.
Jazakallahu khairan.
الجواب وبالله التوفيق
- There are two types of na-mehram(marriageable kin) i.e. people who are na-mehram and still related to us and people who are na-mehram but not at all related to us. As per the teachings of Islam, there is complete purdah required from both types. If due to extreme need, a woman is bound to come in front of them, then it is permissible to do so while covering the whole body from head to toe with a shawl etc. (including face, wrist and arms etc.).
- It is not mandatory to cover one’s head, face and neck in front of the people who fall in the category of mehram(unmarriageable kin). However if there is a fear of one’s honor and dignity from a mehram, then such a mehram becomes part of the commandments for the na-mehram and purdah should be observed with them as such.
- According to the teachings of the Islamic Shari‘ah, the woman’s voice also is a part of their satr(objects which should be covered). It is impermissible for a woman to speak or for a na-mehram to listen to her voice, unless there is an unavoidable necessity. Even when a woman has to speak to the na-mehram her voicer should not be soft and gentle.
واللہ اعلم بالصواب