Reminders for those who remember.

Dear Sisters in Islam,

(Please take time to read and ponder, I LOVE YOU ALL SISTERS for the sake of ALLAH)
AsSalaamu Alaykum my dear sisters,
Our prophet SAW said:
"Whoever of you sees an evil must then change it with his hand. If he is not able to do so, then [he must change it ] with his tongue. And if he is not able to do so, then [he must change it] with his heart. And that is the slightest [effect of] faith." Sahih Muslim.

This hadith clearly indicates that if we see our brothers or sisters make a mistake or commit a sin, we must help them correct their actions. Thus this hadith is an encouragement for me to address you, hoping you find truth in my words and take heed, inshaAllah.

I am addressing you all today, with regards to your hijab and selection of clothing.
As your Muslim sister who has concern for you and all the ummah, I feel it is my duty to enlighten you all about your misrepresentation of hijab.

Like many muslim women, I have come across your hijab tutorials, instragram pictures and youtube videos. Within the content of each of your social mediums, there has been a very distorted image of what hijab is and means. To put it bluntly, most of the times your hijab is actually NOT hijab according to the legislation of Islam.

The new trend of wearing the turban style hijab, the camel hump hijab, the caked face hijab, the short sleeved hijab and the 'casually just rocking leggings with my headscarf' hijab, have no place in islam.

These 'hijabs' as many shuyookh have explained, are haram as they overstep the boundaries set by our creator.

Allah tells us in Surah An-Noor verse 31:
"And tell the believing women to reduce (some) of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which (necessarily) appears thereof and to wrap (a portion of) their headcovers over their chests and not to expose their adornment except to their..."
And in Surah Al-Ahzab verse 59:

"O Prophet! Say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the faithful to draw their JALABIB close around them; that is better that they will be recognized and not annoyed. And God is ever Forgiving, Gentle."

In these ayat, Allah explicitly explains that our hijab consists of covering our bodies by a means of wearing a jilbab. This jilbab covers our head all the way down to our feet. This is the requirement check list for our hijab.

With that being said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to look decent and presentable in a halal manner. In fact, it is even encouraged by Rasulullah SAW to look presentable as "Allah is beautiful and loves beauty". You are allowed to wear fancy hijabs, nice abayahs, pretty shoes etc. No one is trying to withold you these priviledges, but the point I'm trying to highlight my sisters, is that there is a limit that Allah has given us and it must be drawn before we start applying full on make up, dress up like Christmas trees or allow parts of our awrah to be revealed to our non-mahrams.

Allah swt and his prophet saw have clearly forbidden such acts.
The Prophet saw said:
"There are 2 types of the people of Hell that I have never seen: People with whips like the tails of cattle with which they strike people, and women who are dressed but appear naked, walking with an enticing gait, with their heads looking like the humps of camels leaning to one side. They will never enter paradise, nor even smell its fragrance, although its fragrance can be discerned from such and such a distance." (Muslim)

You are my sisters in the deen and I want nothing less than Jannah for myself and for you all. In addition, when we leave this temporary dunya, we want to leave a legacy which aids us in the akhirah. This can be done by having a positive influence on others and encouraging them to do the actions that Allah swt has proscribed and stay away from those he swt has prohibited.