The veil (Hijab) represents a religious concept pertaining to two points:
1- The body that Allah forbade revealing it to non-Mahram men (those with whom marriage is allowed).
2- Negation of wanton displays, and arousing desires.
In other words, the outfit of a female who is living in a mixed society, containing both men and women, must cover up her whole body, and must not be sexually stimulating, making her immune to indecent looks. Thus, any kind of outfit complying with these two conditions is considered religiously accepted.
There is nothing wrong in whatever the female wears, as long as her outfit is decent, complies with religious laws, and introduces her as a human being rather than a sexual object; thus, there are no restrictions to any outfit that falls under this category…
[Extracted from “The World of the Youth”]
The veil (Hijab) represents a religious concept pertaining to two points:
1- The body that Allah forbade revealing it to non-Mahram men (those with whom marriage is allowed).
2- Negation of wanton displays, and arousing desires.
In other words, the outfit of a female who is living in a mixed society, containing both men and women, must cover up her whole body, and must not be sexually stimulating, making her immune to indecent looks. Thus, any kind of outfit complying with these two conditions is considered religiously accepted.
There is nothing wrong in whatever the female wears, as long as her outfit is decent, complies with religious laws, and introduces her as a human being rather than a sexual object; thus, there are no restrictions to any outfit that falls under this category…
[Extracted from “The World of the Youth”]