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IslamQA: Is it sinful to wear the hijab only sometimes?

I've often been told that either I wear hijab or I don't. I long for wearing it, but because of my family I've not yet taken the step. How ever I have had times when I've been able to without them knowing. Is there anything wrong in only wearing it once in a while when my circumstances allow me to ?

Wearing the hijab is like any other act of piety. You can do as much of it as you can, and you can ease yourself into it by wearing it when it is comfortable for you to do so. You can also start by wearing modest dresses and a hat that covers most of your hair.

Covering the hair is obligatory for women, so it’s never perfectly O.K. to show it. But God is understanding and forgiving, and the hijab is just one part of piety.

And God knows best.
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Bonus
Bonus
13 days ago

I don’t know what to say but this is the first time you have said something that is incorrect.

Yes girls need to cover their hair but that’s just a requirement but saying that it is obligetory for them to cover their hair is just nothing but an irrelevant and an extra force to make their life miserable. Like what is wrong with girls not wearing hijab?
Islam doesn’t oblige women to cover their hair rather it says that it is
their choice to wear it or not.

The quran itself says that:
“There is no compulsion in religion.”

So according to this it is permissible for a woman to not wear the hijab.
They can show or observe modesty in other ways.
And again it is the woman’s choice whether she can wear the hijab or not wear the hijab.
And again covering the hair being an obligetory is incorrect.

Last edited 13 days ago by Bonus