FatwaFederal TerritoriesDress, Awrah & Adornment
AL-KAFI #699 : MENCABUT TUDUNG KERANA INGIN MENJADI DIRI SENDIRI?
What is the ruling on a woman who removes her headscarf because she feels wearing it is not her true self?
Short answer
Covering the aurah is an obligation agreed upon by the scholars, and citing being true to oneself as a reason to remove the headscarf is considered dangerous, as it may amount to rejecting a settled ruling and thus disbelief.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Dress, Awrah & Adornment
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Covering the aurah is an obligation agreed upon by the scholars, and citing being true to oneself as a reason to remove the headscarf is considered dangerous, as it may amount to rejecting a settled ruling and thus disbelief. If she acknowledges the obligation but chooses not to fulfil it, she is sinful, a transgressor (fasiq) and ungrateful for God's favours, but not a disbeliever. Those who do not wear it out of ignorance or threats from non-Muslim communities are treated separately, and many scholars permit this on grounds of necessity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #699 : MENCABUT TUDUNG KERANA INGIN MENJADI DIRI SENDIRI?”, 23 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2262-al-kafi-699-mencabut-tudung-kerana-ingin-menjadi-diri-sendiri. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-removing-hijab-to-be-oneself/