Obeying husband in wearing Jilbab

27-3-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

My husband wants me to change my whole wardrobe into Jilbab and I don’t agree. I want to wear skirts and dresses and Jilbab but he says that’s not proper for a Muslimah. I say as long as its loose fit and I am covered up it is well dressed for a Muslimah. What should I do?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

 

For the conditions of the dress of Muslim women, please read the Fatwa: 83702.

Therefore, dear sister, you may know that your husband’s intention is a right one.  Also obeying the husband in what is good is compulsory, thus you should obey him to be successful.  Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) said: "If I were to order any person to prostrate himself before another person, I should order a woman to prostrate herself before her husband".

Allah knows best.