Questions and Answers about Islamic Veil

In the commentary of this verse, the great Mufassir, Khalīfaĥ of  A’lā arat, adr-ul-Afāil ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Sayyid Muhammad Na’īmuddīn Murādābādī عَـلَيْهِ رَحۡمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـهَادِی said: Even at home women should tread carefully so that the sound of their jewellery is inaudible.

Ruling: Hence women should not wear anklets which jingle. It is stated in a adīš: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ does not accept the supplication of a community whose women wear anklets. (Tafsīrāt-e-Aḥmadiyyaĥ, pp. 565)

One should understand that if the sound of jewellery can be a reason for the supplication remaining unaccepted, then surely the voice of a woman (being heard by non-Maram men without Shar’ī exemption) and her unveiling will invite the wrath of the Almighty. Carelessness in respect of veiling can lead to disaster.

(Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp. 566)

What is an anklet?

Question: The aforementioned adīš prohibits wearing the jewellery that makes a sound. Which item of jewellery does it refer to?

Answer: It refers to a jingling anklet. Women who wear such jewellery are mentioned in the following adīš: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ dislikes the sound of a jingling anklet as He عَزَّوَجَلَّ dislikes the sound of music; the one who wears such jewellery will be resurrected like the musicians. No woman wears a jingling anklet except for a cursed one.

(Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, vol. 16, pp. 164, Raqm 45063)

A devil with every anklet

Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ Bin Zubayr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ reports that a slave-girl once brought the daughter of (Sayyidunā) Zubayr (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) to Sayyidunā ‘Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. The daughter of Sayyidunā Zubayr was

 

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