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**bestonline** · 07-23-2010, 04:58 AM

Salam,

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

and this page explains it:
http://www.muhajabah.com/khimar.htm

Is it me or is the link provided by Brother MuhammadNur and what it states in there about Ibn Kathirs opinion being totally opposite to what Brother Joshimitsu posted in his post about the opinion of Ibn Kathir??

Taken from the link provided by MuhammadNur:

The hadith is cited to "prove" that the women obeyed Surah an-Nur ayah 31 by wearing niqab. But it does not prove this. Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir have provided an explicit description of what the khimar is to cover. This is the forehead, hair, ears, neck, and upper chest. THEY DO NOT MENTION THE FACE. And neither does the hadith.

So what is the opinion of Ibn Kathir?

07-23-2010, 04:58 AM	#39
bestonline Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 476 Senior Member	Salam, 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 and this page explains it: http://www.muhajabah.com/khimar.htm Is it me or is the link provided by Brother MuhammadNur and what it states in there about Ibn Kathirs opinion being totally opposite to what Brother Joshimitsu posted in his post about the opinion of Ibn Kathir?? Taken from the link provided by MuhammadNur: The hadith is cited to "prove" that the women obeyed Surah an-Nur ayah 31 by wearing niqab. But it does not prove this. Imam Qurtubi and Imam ibn Kathir have provided an explicit description of what the khimar is to cover. This is the forehead, hair, ears, neck, and upper chest. THEY DO NOT MENTION THE FACE. And neither does the hadith. So what is the opinion of Ibn Kathir?
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