directions, staring at people. Just as the highest part of a camel’s entire body is its hump, the heads of these women will also remain high. (Mirāt, vol. 5, pp. 255, 256)
Question: Can women wear jewellery to show off?
Answer: For a woman to wear jewellery out of pride and arrogance leads to divine punishment. The Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم warned, ‘Whichever woman amongst you wears gold jewellery and then exposes it shall be tormented due to it.’
(Sunan Abī Dāwūd, vol. 4, pp.126, Ḥadīš 4237)
The famous commentator, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat, Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الْـمَنَّان comments on the words ‘exposes it’ in this Ḥadīš: Reveals it to non-Maḥram men to show them her beauty and jewellery. Or she shows off with pride and arrogance or shows it to poor women thereby hurting them. The last two meanings are more appropriate, because showing non-Maḥram men silver jewellery is also Ḥarām. Women show their gold jewellery to their friends out of pride, in order to degrade and humiliate them, this is the meaning of this Ḥadīš. ‘Shall be tormented’ means: She will be tormented for her pride and showing off, not just for wearing jewellery.
(Mirāt, vol. 6, pp. 138)
Question: Can Islamic sisters wear perfume?
Answer: Yes, but their scent should not reach non-Maḥram men. Sayyidunā Abū Ĥurayraĥ رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ reports this glorious statement of the Revered and Renowned Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, ‘A masculine fragrance is one that has evident scent but not evident colour and