Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is hijab restriction Islamic or cultural?

“Many Muslim women emphasize that in Islam, women are only allowed to keep their eyes open. My question is: with this kind of restriction, a Muslim woman can face difficulty in the work of dawah and reform. Is this really a matter of Islam or Muslim culture? Please clarify.”Asked by مس سائرہ لطیف, کراچی

He answers at 1:17:03 in Don't Be Angry Culture · 1 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:03
maulana, agla sawal aya hai miss saira latif ka karachi pakistan se. unhon ne likha hai: "aksar muslim khawateen is baat par bohat ziyada zor deti hain ke islam mein aurat ko sirf aankhein khuli rakhne ki ijazat hai. mera sawal yeh hai ke is qism ki pabandi mein ek muslim aurat ko dawat aur islaah ke kaam mein kafi mushkil pesh aa sakti hai. kya waqai yeh islam ka masla hai ya musalmanon ka culture hai? wazahat farmayen." yeh bilashuba musalmanon ka culture hai. aaj kal jo tasawwur parde ka aur burqe ka hai, is ka islam se koi talluq nahi. koi bhi talluq nahi.
1:17:53
islam mein jo parda hai woh kya hai? saada libas, dheela dheela libas aur yeh zeeb o zeenat nahi. aur permissions nahi. sanjeedgi ke sath aana jana. yeh hai parda. baqi yeh jo parda nikal nikla hai aaj kal, woh islami parda nahi. yeh to yeh to riwaj hai. is mein koi shaq nahi. agar is ko kuch aap parhna chahein is mozu par kisi ko to ek do kitab mein naam loon ga aap ko. ek hai allama albani ki kitab "hijab almarat almuslima".
1:18:36
allama naseeruddin albani ki kitab hai "hijab almarat almuslima" arabi mein . doosri kitab khud meri kitab hai. woh hai "khawateen islam" aur do kitabein hain "khawateen islam" aur "aurat memar insaniyat". aap do kitabein parh lijiye, is mein sari baatein wazeh ho jayengi inshallah. agla sawal bangalore se aya hai aur maulana inayatullah umri sahib ne kiya hai.
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