She Doesn't Wear Hijab But She Can And Does Fast: Does Not Wearing Hijab Invalidate The Fast?
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Ramadan
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Living Shariah
I am a girl who does not wear hijab. Does that
mean that my fasting in Ramadaan is invalid?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The believing woman is enjoined to wear hijab. We have
discussed hijab on this site in the answer to more
than one question, and these answers tackle the matter
from different angles. Some of them focus on the
ruling on hijab and point out that it is obligatory,
as in the answer to question no. 21536. Some quote the
definitive evidence for hijab being obligatory, such
as the answer to question no. 13998 and 11774. Some
describe the shar'i hijab, such as the answer to
question no. 6991. Other answers speak of the
importance of hijab in the life of the believing
woman.
Secondly:
If a woman does not wear hijab, then she is disobeying
her Lord thereby, but her fast is still valid, because
sins, including not wearing hijab, do not invalidate
the fast, but they detract from its reward, and may
cause it to be lost altogether.
What we urge you to do is wear hijab as well as fast,
because the aim of fasting is not merely to give up
food and drink, rather the aim is to fast or abstain
from haraam things. Hence the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Fasting is not
just (abstention) from food and drink, rather fasting
is (abstention) from idle and obscene talk." Narrated
by al-Haakim and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Jaami' (5376).
Idle speech refers to that in which there is no
benefit.
So let your fasting motivate you to obey Allaah and
keep away from that which He has forbidden.
We ask Allaah to help you to do that which He loves
and which pleases Him.
And Allaah knows best.
Ramadan Team
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