Niqab Selfies - Taking Pictures Wearing Niqab

As mentioned in our article about the correct way to wear a Niqab, the reason why it is allowed to show the eyes is to see the road or other things as a necessity.

So if you understand the ruling and wisdom behind wearing a Niqab, which is to hide the face in order to cover the entire body, and the reason why you can show the eyes ( because of a need ). You should understand that taking selfies, pictures and videos of your eyes showing and sharing them publicly contradict the purpose of the permissibility of showing the eyes.

Deeper than that by taking pictures of your eyes while wearing the niqab you are highlighting your eyes making them attractive. Please keep in mind this is for the sisters who chose to wear the niqab wishing to wear it the correct way with the right intention.

Having good intention in order to do an act of worship is not sufficient and it requires also to have clear knowledge of the action you intend to do.

Once again we recommend you to read our full article about the correct way to wear a Niqab  Click here

 May Allah give us a good understanding of His Religion.

Veiled sisters uploading their pictures on the internet

Question: 
A questioner from France says:

As salaamu alaikum, jazakaAllahu khrain O Shaykh. What is your view concerning the woman who places her picture wearing niqab, even though her face is covered, on the internet forums and other places? Keeping in mind, this is a fitna for the young men.

May Allah bless you.

Answer: 
You know, I don’t know—Subana Allah—some of the women, what do they want from this? What do they want by uploading these pictures, even those who upload their pictures in which they are wearing niqab, or a woman with her face covered, what does she want from this?

This is not done by someone with insight and wisdom and this is evidence of an ignorant way of thinking. What benefit is gained by uploading a picture of a woman wearing niqab, for example? And the evil is greater if she uploads a picture of herself. It is as though she is saying to them: “Look at me,” whether she is wearing niqab or not; along with the beautification or the eyes and other than that.

I say: My general advice to the women: Fear Allah O women, those who enter the internet forums and internet websites, and the social networking sites such as twitter and the other websites. Fear Allah. Whether addressing the men, or chatting with the men, uploading pictures, and going to great lengths in this matter. This is a great door to evil, the magnitude of it is only known to Allah.

And Allah knows the situation of these affairs based on these forums and websites, from the abundance of evil that occurs from some of the people due to these affairs; whether it is by the private messages, or by connecting through other means, or by sending emails, or other than that from the means that some men use to catch women.

And sometimes it occurs between a man who is religiously committed and a woman who is religiously committed. Fear Allah O daughters of the Muslims!

By Allah, surely I know specific people, I know specific people, and I do not say this from the standpoint of mentioning stories and tales, but rather from the standpoint of inciting fear and alarm, this is the standpoint I am coming from. A woman and a man fell into fornication. Both of them were students of knowledge, both of them were students of knowledge. I know them specifically. We ask Allah for safety and security.

Thus beware, beware—may Allah bless you—beware beware! The person must stay far away from the doors of evil and he must make an escape from them; fleeing.

Whoever needs to connect with someone, whether it is for marriage, or engagement, the connection should occur from the females, from your family, your relatives, from this method. And do not open this door upon yourself! Because this door is a door of evil, such that if it is open it is not about to close except with great evil. We seek refuge in Allah. We ask Allah for safety and security.

— Shaykh Haamid ibn Al Khamis Al Junaibee (hafidhahullah)

*Translator’s note: The Shaykh has written tazkiyah from Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahab Al Aqeel

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee