1. On August 30, 2013 at 9:30 pm | Permalink

   Remove this quote ASAP, this is unauthenticated and niqab is a compulsion. There are various hadeeths stating this.

   Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: (Radhiallaahu Ánha) who said, “The riders would pass us while we were with the Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam). When they got close to us, we would draw our outer cloak from our heads over our faces. When they passed by, we would uncover our faces. ] Recorded by Abu Dawud Book 10, Hadith # 1829: Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah have all narrated it , Narrated ‘Aisha. [In his work Jilbab al-Marah al-Muslimah, al-Albani states (p. 108) that it is hasan due to corroborating evidence. Also, in a narration from Asma {who was not the wife of Rasulullah(Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam)}, Asma also covered her face at all times in front of men.]

   • On September 1, 2013 at 5:33 pm | Permalink

     The hadeeth you mentioned doesn’t prove that niqab is compulsory, only that the women of the Prophet’s household and close friends liked to cover their faces out of modesty. There is a big difference between voluntary acts and compulsory ones.

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1. By Niqab: Trying To See Through The Veil Debate | Homo economicus' Weblog on September 20, 2013 at 8:49 pm

   […] “Ibn ’Abbaas and Ibn ’Umar, from the major Companions, explained the verse {except that which appears therefrom} to be the face and the two hands. And they (those who claim that a woman must veil her face) do not have a single authentic narration from the Companions with which they can support their opinion that a woman’s face must be covered. ” ~ Imam al-Albani […]