HIJAB IN THE LIGHT OF THE QUR’AN AND HADITH

~ 9 ~ He states, morever, that in Islam the displaying of feminine attractions is a habit so important to avoid that it has been bracketed in the scriptures along with such unlawful things as polytheism, adultery and theft. He has collected a number of ahadith to support his argument. The third rule of the hijab, according to the writer, is that the garment should not be thin because a thin cloth can never provide cover. And a diaphanous garment only accentuates the attraction of a woman and becomes a potential source of mischief.10 The author quotes many sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, one of which is as follows: Towards the end (in the last phase) there will be women among my followers who will appear naked, or as good as naked, even when wearing clothes. The fourth condition set by the writer is that the garment should be loose-fitting. He again supports his argument by quoting various sayings of the Prophet. Finally he has given an instance where Fatimah (the Prophet’s daughter) expressed her disapproval of a dead woman being wrapped in