Required to wear hijab?

Required to wear hijab?

Rena :

I know you have to be properly covered when praying salat or reading the Quran, but say I wish to pray on the tasbeeh when I have some down time between classes, while I'm just sitting at the library, or read a surah, like Al-Nas, when I'm just lounging aroundbefore i go to sleep, is it permissable to do so without a hijab on?
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Sahih-baba :

Salam,

you can make dhikr of Allah at any time and place, covered or uncovered, except when using the toilet - and even then you can still remember Allah without moving your lips!
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Amina :

Salaam Rena,

I have read your question and I found one answer referring to the book "Islamic Fatawa regarding women" (publishers and distributors: Darussalam).

Question Number 73 of that book refers to a similar issue.
However, the final conclusion is, that women in general have to wear hijab while praying (not only while praying of course). But, the situation of properly covering may be broken down in some cases.
One of those cases is, that the woman is not wearing hijab due to circumstances forcing her to be in that state ( for example situations where women are not allowed to wear hijab in public, like pupils and students in France or female Muslim teachers in Germany). In that case, the woman can pray in the situation she is in, that means uncovered. The proof is brought from Shaikh ibn Baz and he is referring to surat al-baqara ( the cow) ajat 286 and surat al-taghabun ajat 16 :

" Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope" (al-baqara 286)

"So keep your duty to Allah (and fear him) as much as you can" (al-taghabun 16)

The woman s prayer will then be valid and there will be no sin upon her.

And Allah (sub7ana wa ta3ala) knows better.

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