Are You A Hijābi Or A Hoejābi?

Written By Umm ‘Īsā Al-Amrīkīah

 

Assalāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh.

Before I begin this discussion I would like to define the terminology used in this short article.

Hijābi: A Muslimah who is fully covered head to toe, as her Lord commanded.

Hoejābi: A hybrid between a whore and a hijābi. A creature somewhat confused whether she belongs in this camp or that.

So with this understood, let’s get straight to the topic, are you a hijābi or a hoejābi? Wait, let me word it better so you can understand: are you a prostitute or a Muslimah?

These days the word hijāb has become very degraded. When you hear someone who wears the hijāb you automatically think she would be a wearing a shirt, pants/tight skirts with a piece of cloth on her head. Habībaty, this is not the hijāb. If you look pretty or cute in the hijāb then know that you’re doing something wrong.

Covering our bodies has been mentioned by Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) and is an obligation which we have no choice in, so how can one take it so lightly? How dare you call yourself a hijābi? How dare you create an image of a hijābi which contradicts the very purpose of the hijāb, an image that is ruining the importance of the hijāb.

My dear sisters, wearing a cloth on your head with tight clothing does not constitute as the hijāb. Leggings, tight tops, tight skirts, makeup and perfume; all this contradicts the very purpose of the hijāb. What is the difference between you and the trashy women out there? What is the difference between you and a prostitute? The only difference is they are paid and you are free. How will you answer Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) if you die dressed like this?

SubhānAllāh don’t you know about the zina of the eyes? Where a man walks by, staring at your tight jeans/skirt/leggings and checks out your ‘awrah, do you think that this is cool? Do you think it’s hot? Let me ask you, will you do that in front of your father, brothers or uncles?! Would you do that in front of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)?

What would you think the Mother of the Believers ‘Āishah (رضي الله عنها) would say to you if she saw you that way? She was a woman known for her chastity and shyness. ‘Āishah said: “I used to enter the building in which the Messenger of Allāh and my father were buried while I was dressed lightly, saying: ‘These are just my husband and father.’ However, when ‘Umar was buried, by Allāh, I never entered this building except that my clothing was wrapped tightly around my body, out of shyness from ‘Umar.” [Mustadrak, 4/7]

Look how she would not enter a room where another man was buried without fully covering head to toe. Such is a noble and dignified woman who we ought to look up to.

So where is the ‘Āishah of today?  Where is the Khadījah, Maryam and Fātimah of today? You are an embarrassment for the Ummah wAllāh. You are the women that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) described who would come towards the end of times; “women who are clothed yet naked.” [Sahīh Muslim] Fear the fire, as majority of the inhabitants of hell are women.

You should be striving to be the future mother of lions and lionesses, you should be following the footsteps of the righteous women, not the prostitutes (the kuffār celebrities) of today. My beloved sister, what do you want? Paradise with gardens underneath which rivers of wine flow, wherein we will be adorned with bracelets of gold and the finest jewellery, or the fire of hell where every inch of our skin will burn? That body you are showing and that face full of makeup, all this beauty will be worth nothing when you are burning in the depths of hell (may Allāh protect us from it).

My sisters, why do you need all this unnecessary praise from men? Do you not consider yourself beautiful? Do you really need someone to tell you you’re beautiful? And what would you feel if you think you’re beautiful and another man thinks otherwise? Where is your self-esteem? Do you really consider yourself worthless if others do not like you?

You may feel special when a man looks at you or when he talks and flirts with you, but know that the only thing he cares about is to use you and then throw you away. To be clearer; he treats you like trash. This is how worthless you are in the eyes of those who you try so hard to please. How many sisters have suffered at the hands of these wolves who prey on our sisters? Do you really think a righteous brother will want a sister who dresses like that in public? Do you not want someone who will respect you and honour you? Then start respecting yourself, start being a Muslimah and not a hoejābi.

Imām Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said “The woman’s nail is ‘awrah’ and when she leaves her home, she must not expose any part of her body, not even her shoes, because the shoes describe the feet.”

Āishah (رضي الله عنها) said: “May Allāh bestow His Mercy on the early emigrant women when Allāh revealed, “And to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)” [24:31] they tore their Muruts (a woollen dress, or a waist-binding cloth or an apron, etc.) and covered their faces with those torn Muruts.” [Bukhārī]

So what are the features which make up a hoejābi? We can summarise them as follows:

• Tight clothing. If it’s any tighter she’ll probably choke herself.
• So much make up you need a shovel to take it off.
• Excessive perfume. You know, if you wash your body you won’t need all that excessive perfume.
• Speaking so loud in public places that you think Hyenas got let loose from the zoo.
• Tight abayas (yes, that’s an oxymoron – If it’s tight, it’s no longer an abāyah (outer loose garment)).
• High heels. Sorry you aren’t going to grow any taller dear.
• Showing the cleavage. Well done you’re growing up, no need to show the world.
• Glittery abāyah. Just like a walking disco ball māshāAllāh.
• Plucking eyebrows.

In short a hoejābi is someone who commits zina whether by the eyes, hands, speech or any other sexual way. So why add all these? Why all these complicated things to hijāb when its so simple and beautiful. Adorning oneself for hours just to go outside for half an hour is nothing but a waste of time.

The only part that the scholars of Islam have differed over is whether covering the face and hands is an obligation or a recommendation. So what would you say about those who completely strip down to wearing the bare minimum?!

My dear sisters, the hijāb will raise your status in front of Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى). You will gain respect and honour among Muslims, and no doubt you will be treated like a queen, trust me!

My dear sisters, stop looking at these kuffār and imitating them. You may look at the beauty of their women, their perfect bodies, hair and makeup, but what will this get you? Will you be granted Jannah based on your looks? Will that beauty come with you to the grave? These types of women are sick and have sad lives. Yes, they may possess all the luxury in the world, so what, let them take it. This world is a paradise for them but ask yourself, for how long? How long will the beauty and praise last? Look at them they are depressed, committing suicide, and they have partners who cheat on them every week. He goes to work and flirts with the receptionist while she stays at home and flirts with the post man! Animals. Nothing but animals.

My dear sisters, realise that those women spent hours on their makeup, underneath their cake-faces is all the disgusting things you can find. They have spent months, nay years doing surgeries and using drugs to look the way they are. WAllāhi they are still not satisfied, they are still insecure because they know they are fake. Trying to be someone you’re not will never bring you happiness.

My dear sisters, we are not perfect, we will never be that perfect beautiful woman with the perfect body shape. What we are trying to seek is something that does not exist in this world. The perfect woman is in Jannah, and we pray that we can reach there so we can become as such. But for now, we just have to accept that what we have now and strive for the hereafter. In Jannah we will be adorned with the most beautiful of garments and the most luxurious of jewellery.

My dear sisters, I advise myself and all those reading my words to come back to what Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) and His Messenger commanded us with. We are Muslimahs, daughters of great men and women who carried the Message of Islām to us. Our beauty is just a passing enjoyment. To those who love the way they look I remind you that your beauty can be a blessing or it can also be a curse. If you expose your body (wear tight glamorous clothes in public) then you will be punished by Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى).

My dear sisters, realise that a truly beautiful woman is someone who is covered head to toe. Someone who has chastity and shyness engrained in her. You only live once, and our life is a test for us. Let us not fail this test due to temporary pleasures. We as Muslims have our own identity, so let us return to it as it is the only trend which a Muslimah is allowed to adopt.

I love all my beloved sisters for the sake of Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) and it is purely for His sake that I advise you to fear Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) and to cover up. Do not let the first time you cover from head to toe be when you are being wrapped in your shroud on your deathbed.

Anything correct I have said is from Allāh (سبحانه وتعالى) alone, and anything incorrect I have said is from myself and the wretched Shaytān.