When should a girl observe hijab
Posted December 9, 2009
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When should a girl observe hijab
Praise be to Allah.
A person is not considered to be accountable until after reaching puberty. Before puberty he or she is not accountable, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“The Pen has been lifted from three: from the child until he reaches puberty, from the sleeper until he wakes up, and from the one who has lost his mind until he recovers.” (Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4402).
Based on this, then a girl has to put on complete hijab when she reaches puberty.
There are three signs of puberty that males and females have in common:
1 – Nocturnal emissions (wet dreams)
2 – Growth of coarse hairs around the private parts
3 – Reaching the age of fifteen
In the case of females there is a fourth sign, which is:
4 – Menstruation
If one of these signs of puberty appears in a girl, then she is obliged to do all the obligatory duties and to avoid all haraam things. One of the obligatory duties is wearing hijab.
But the parent or guardian of a girl has to make her get used to doing the obligatory duties and avoiding haraam things before puberty, so that she will grow up with that and it will not be too hard for her to adhere to that after she reaches puberty. This is one of the basic principles of child rearing that are established in sharee’ah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Train your children to pray when they are seven years old, and smack them if they do not do so when they are ten, and separate them in their beds.”
Narrated by Abu Dawood, 495; Ahmad, 2/187, from the hadeeth of ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb, narrated from his father from his grandfather.
Something similar was mentioned in the hadeeth of Saburah ibn Ma’bad which was narrated by Abu Dawood (494) and al-Tirmidhi (407). He said, it is hasan saheeh. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Irwa’, 247.
Al-Bukhaari (1960) and Muslim (91136) narrated in their saheehs from al-Rubayyi’ bint Mu’awwidh the hadeeth concerning the fast of ‘Ashoora and when it was enjoined on the Muslims. In this hadeeth it says:
“And after that we used to fast it – meaning ‘Ashoora – and make our small children fast, and we would go to the mosque and make them toys out of wool, and if one of them cried for food we would give them that toy (to play with) until iftaar.”
According to a report narrated by Muslim: If they asked us for food, we would give them the toy to distract them until they completed their fast.
Al-Nawawi said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim (8/14): This hadeeth describes training children to do acts of obedience and making them get used to doing acts of worship, but they were not accountable.
Ibn al-Qayyim said in Tuhfat al-Mawdood bi Ahkaam al-Mawlood (p. 162):
“Even though the child is not accountable, his guardian is accountable and it is not permissible for him to enable him to do haraam things, so that he becomes used to them and it is difficult to wean him away from them afterwards.”
And Allaah knows best and is most wise.
So if a girl is approaching puberty, there is the fear that her not wearing hijab may cause young men to be tempted by her or her by them. Hence in this situation her parent or guardian has to make her wear hijab so as to prevent means that may lead to evil or immorality.
And Allaah knows best.
1 | Jackson
December 11, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Dear King,
I’m neither of Islamic or Christian believe, but I’ve got a question if that is permitted:
Why is, by your religion, the girl forced to mask her body? Why is she the one who has to carry the burden if the men are the ones who are ill tempered and could harass her? It’s not her own fault that she was born a girl and not a man, but SHE is forced to a life where she can’t show her body wherever she feels the need to.
This is one thing I don’t get about Islam. In Germany there is a great uproar about girls / women who completely mask themselves in the public, because it’s not normal in our cultural region (not by religious but cultural reasons). People are disgusted (as am I) by the “Burka”, while the headscarf is still tolerated.
I will never judge anybody by their religious opinion (although my own opinion about religious faith, all religions not only Islam, would make you angry), but I think people in the Western Countries who hold true faith in the Islam are more open to new ideas (topless girls at the beach for example, it’s just part of our culture).
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neda
December 15, 2009 at 4:34 pm
i agree with you that its not the fault of a women to be born a women…..there is no doubt that she is not to be blamed in any way for what Allah has made her to be.
why is it that you want to look at those sides of our biological make-up that is obscure?ith each gender there are drawbacks.women has been given many beautiful gifts that no man can ever imagine .being a mother is a bliss only a women savours.if you let urself a little deeper into islam you will find the rights of women .
our Prophet(pbuh)said:”Do treat your women well and be kind to them,for they are your partners and committed helpers”
and “hijab” that is prescribed for women is for her own safety…the responsibilitis on her shoulder is not so meagre.
if there’s a celebrity who’s very famous and she has to walk under complete security and she cannot go anywhere without her bodyguards…..whoever asked her to be a celebrity…isnt she compromising for her moments of fame?
but no one blames her for being a celebrity THEN.
knowledge is the only light that will clear the path….
wish you all the best……hope you find better answers
tc
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Mehboob Kadir Mhate
February 13, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Salaam. That’s a very good reply sister Neda. Indeed, Hijab is prescribed for women’s safety and self respect. Islam is a complete way of life. It does not only preach to avoid evil but also provides solutions to it. By wearing Hijab women can avoid molestation but still for those men who are ILL TEMPERED and go on with their mischiefs, Islam has for them CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS. Islam works in several folds to deal with evil and maintain a good society in general.
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