Question:
Assalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah
Please clarify the extent of the 'Awrah
that a woman can reveal to a woman with its Shari' Daleel (evidence) and a
complete clarification of the Mas'alah (issue) and an explanation of the angle
of deduction for those who say that the 'Awrah is that which lies between the
naval and the knee in addition to the angle of deduction for those who state
that it is the places of Zeenah (adornment) like the 'Awrah of a woman in
relation to her Mahaarim (non-marriageable relatives).
From Shadi Sunoqrot
Answer:
Wa Alaikumu as-Salaam Wa Rahmatullahi
Wa Baarakatuhu
In regards to the 'Awrah of a woman in
relation to a woman there are two Fiqhi opinions that carry an angle of
deduction (Istidlaal).
First: That the 'Awrah of a woman to a
woman is like the 'Awrah of a man in relation to (another) man i.e. between the
navel and the knee and this is the opinion of some of the 'Ulemah.
Second: That the 'Awrah of the woman in
relation to a woman is all of her body except for the places which the woman
usually adorns herself, i.e. the exception of the head which is the area for
the tiara, the face which is the area of Kohl, the neck and chest which is the
area of the necklace and the ears which are the area of earrings, the upper arm
which is the place of the arm bangle (armlet) and the lower arm which is also
the place of bangles and bracelets, the hand because it is the place of the
ring, the lower leg which is the place of ankle bracelets and the feet which is
the place of nail polish (or mehndi etc...).
Other than this, i.e. other than the
usual areas of Zeenah (adornment) are considered 'Awrah in relation to the
woman i.e. that it is not only that which is between the naval and the knee.
The Daleel (evidence) for this is the
speech of Allah (swt):
"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 expose their adornment except to
their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their
husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons,
their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants
having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private
aspects of women." (An-Nur: 31)
Therefore these are all permitted to be
seen from the woman: the hair and neck of the woman and the places of her
bangles, bracelets and necklaces and all other parts of the body in which it
has been confirmed to be a place of adornment because Allah (swt) said:
"And do not expose their adornment"
i.e. the place of their adornment.
The Aayah mentioned the Maaharim
(non-marriageable relatives) and also mentioned the women and therefore it is
permitted for women to look at each other's places of Zeenah (Adornment). As
for other than these places of Zeenah of the woman, then they are considered as
'Awrah in front of another woman.
This is what we find to be the
preponderant opinion in accordance to the Daleel (evidence) and we say the
preponderant (Raajih) because there are those who have viewed the 'Awrah of the
women in relation to another woman as being the same to the 'Awrah of a man in
relation to another man i.e. between the naval and knee.
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