Allah Almighty says: {O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters, and the believing women to draw their outer garments over themselves; that is more likely that they will be known [as chaste women] and will not be harassed. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.} [Ch. 33, Verse 59]
Allah Almighty enjoined the Muslim woman to wear Hijāb and conceal her 'Awrah (body parts that must be covered) and her entire body from unrelated men by wearing common clothing in her country. She may only take off the Hijāb in the presence of her husband or Mahram men, who are permanently non-marriageable for her; they are: the father and his ascendants, the son and his descendants, the paternal and maternal uncles, the brother, the nephew, the step-father, the father-in-law and his ascendants, the stepson and his descendants, the milk brother, and the wet nurse's husband; suckling establishes prohibition in marriage in the same way as blood ties do.
The Muslim woman should observe the following with regard to her clothing:
First: It should cover the entire body.
Second: It should not be one of the dresses worn by women as ornament.
Third: It should not be see-through, revealing her body.
Fourth: It should be loose-fitting, not sticking to any part of her body and showing its contours.
Fifth: It should not be perfumed.
Sixth: It should not resemble men's clothing.
Seventh: It should not resemble the clothing worn by non-Muslim women in their worship or festivals.
Traits of the Believer
Allah Almighty says: {The true believers are those whose hearts are filled with awe when Allah is mentioned, and their faith increases when His verses are recited to them, and they put their trust only in their Lord.} [Ch. 8, Verse 2]
- He is honest and does not lie.
- He honors his vows and promises.
- He does not use foul language in disputes.
- He renders trusts to whom they are due.
- He loves for his fellow Muslim what he loves for himself.
- He is generous.
- He is kind to people.
- He maintains kinship ties.
- He is content with Allah's decree and predestination, grateful at good times and patient at hard times.
- He is modest.
- He shows mercy to all creation.
- His heart is free from spite and his body parts are free from oppressing others.
- He pardons people.
- He does not consume or deal in usury.
- He does not commit adultery.
- He does not drink alcohol.
- He treats his neighbors well.
- He does not oppress or betray.
- He does not steal or act fraudulently.
- He is dutiful to his parents, even if they are not Muslims, and obeys them in what is good.
- He brings up his children and teaches them virtues and good characters, and commands them to do their religious duties and forbids them from vice and all prohibitions.
- He does not imitate non-Muslims in what is peculiar to their religions or the habits that have become distinctive signs of them.