Question: Please tell us the story of pious lady about Shar’ī veiling for our persuasion.
Answer: Veiling women have very high ranks. The book Akhbār-ul-Akhyār mentions the following story: Once upon a time there was a severe drought. Despite abundant prayers by people, it did not rain. Sayyidunā Niẓāmuddīn Abul Mu`yad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه held a string of his blessed mother’s garment in his hand and said, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! This string is from the garment of a woman who has never been looked at by any non-Maḥram man; my Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ! For its sake, shower rain upon us.’ Even before the prayer finished, clouds of mercy covered the sky and it began to rain. (Akhbār-ul-Akhyār, pp. 294)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on her and forgive us without accountability for her sake!
اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم
سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! If this is the status of a string from a garment which is connected to a saint’s body; and if prayers are answered by its blessings and by means of holding it in the hand, then how blessed and sacred their bodies would be!
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Question: What precautions should Islamic sisters take when exiting their homes?
Answer: When a woman leaves her house due to a valid Islamic reason, she ought to wear a loose unattractive Madanī Burqa’, gloves