Al-Ahzáb 33:55 لا جناح عليهن في ابايهن ولا ابنايهن ولا اخوانهن ولا ابناء اخوانهن ولا ابناء اخواتهن ولا نسايهن ولا ما ملكت ايمانهن واتقين الله ان الله كان على كل شيء شهيدا ٥٥
لَّا
جُنَاحَ
عَلَيۡهِنَّ
فِيٓ
ءَابَآئِهِنَّ
وَلَآ
أَبۡنَآئِهِنَّ
وَلَآ
إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ
وَلَآ
أَبۡنَآءِ
إِخۡوَٰنِهِنَّ
وَلَآ
أَبۡنَآءِ
أَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ
وَلَا
نِسَآئِهِنَّ
وَلَا
مَا
مَلَكَتۡ
أَيۡمَٰنُهُنَّۗ
وَٱتَّقِينَ
ٱللَّهَۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
عَلَىٰ
كُلِّ
شَيۡءٖ
شَهِيدًا
٥٥
There is no blame on the Prophet’s wives ˹if they appear unveiled˺ before their fathers,1 their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their fellow ˹Muslim˺ women, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession. And be mindful of Allah ˹O wives of the Prophet!˺ Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Relatives before Whom a Woman does not need to observe Hijab
When Allah commands women to observe Hijab in front of men to whom they are not related, He explains who are the relatives before whom they do not need to observe Hijab. This is like the exceptions stated in Surat An-Nur, where Allah says:
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…Relatives before Whom a Woman does not need to observe Hijab
When Allah commands women to observe Hijab in front of men to whom they are not related, H
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