Woman in Islam — Page 28
28 looks and to guard their senses, and not to disclose any part of their beauty or their adornment, save that which is perforce apparent thereof. They should draw their head-coverings across their bosoms; and should not disclose any part of their beauty or their adornment save to their husbands or to their fathers or to the fathers of their husbands, or to their own sons or the sons of their husbands, or to their brothers or the sons of their brothers or the sons of their sisters, or to gentlewomen or to their maid- servants, or to such attendants who have no desire for women, or to such children who have no knowledge of the relationship between the sexes; nor should they strike their feet on the ground in such manner as to disclose such of their adornment as they ought not to disclose. Turn ye to Allah all together, O believers, that you may prosper. ” (24:31-32). “O ye who believe, let your attendants and those of you who have not yet attained puberty, ask leave of you at three times before coming in; before the dawn Prayer, and when you put aside your clothes at noon and after the evening Prayer. These are three periods of privacy for you. Outside of these there is no restriction on you or on them, for some of you have occasion to attend upon others. Thus does Allah expound His commandments to you. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. ” (24:59). “When your children attain puberty they should ask leave in the same manner as their seniors. Thus does Allah expound His commandments to you. Allah is All Knowing, Wise. “(24:60). “There is no blame on elderly women who are past the age of marriage if they lay aside their outer coverings without displaying