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**maysubers** · 07-23-2010, 01:39 AM

Salam,

do you mean one group deemed the face should be covered and the other group deemed the face not to be covered?

Yes, Ibn Kathir believed the face should be covered except for one eye to see. This is in his tafsir of Surah Nur which can be found online. Al Qurtubi's commentary of the same surah says that 'apparent' in the verse in question means the hands and face i.e. they can be left uncovered. I can't confirm this myself as I'm quoting verbatim from a secondary source. I mentioned Qaradawi before because he writes a bit about this topic in his book 'The Lawful and Prohibited' where he also suggests that several commentators held the view that the hands and face can be left uncovered.

http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/B...hat%20Is%20Not

07-23-2010, 01:39 AM	#35
maysubers Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 388 Senior Member	Salam, do you mean one group deemed the face should be covered and the other group deemed the face not to be covered? Yes, Ibn Kathir believed the face should be covered except for one eye to see. This is in his tafsir of Surah Nur which can be found online. Al Qurtubi's commentary of the same surah says that 'apparent' in the verse in question means the hands and face i.e. they can be left uncovered. I can't confirm this myself as I'm quoting verbatim from a secondary source. I mentioned Qaradawi before because he writes a bit about this topic in his book 'The Lawful and Prohibited' where he also suggests that several commentators held the view that the hands and face can be left uncovered. http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/B...hat%20Is%20Not
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