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Sahih al-Bukhari 4759 (Book 65, Hadith 281) #4542
Women's Response to Quran's Instruction on Modesty

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how the women of the time responded to a Quranic verse that instructed them to cover their necks and bosoms.

Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba: 'Aisha used to say: "When (the Verse): "They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms," was revealed, (the ladies) cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their heads and faces with those cut pieces of cloth".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏{‏وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ‏}‏ أَخَذْنَ أُزْرَهُنَّ فَشَقَّقْنَهَا مِنْ قِبَلِ الْحَوَاشِي فَاخْتَمَرْنَ بِهَا‏.‏

TOPICS
modesty  *  veil  *  cloth  *  covering

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow instructions given by Allah in His holy book; Be mindful of modesty; Respect divine instructions; Dress modestly; Cover neck & bosom with veil/cloth

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith narrates an incident from the life of Aisha, one of Prophet Muhammad's wives. It explains how she and other women responded when a verse in the Quran was revealed instructing them to cover their necks and bosoms with veils or cloths. The women cut pieces from their waist sheets and used those pieces as headscarves or hijabs, thus covering themselves modestly as per the instruction in the Quran. This hadith teaches us that we should always be mindful of our modesty, especially when it comes to our clothing choices. We should also strive to follow instructions given by Allah in His holy book, no matter how difficult they may seem at first glance.

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