Can A Non Muslim Woman Wear An Abaya?

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November 17, 2025
Hijab

We will learn here in this Blog Can A Non Muslim Woman Wear An Abaya. Because they had different interpretations of the meaning of the verse in Surah An-Nur, the scholars disagreed on whether Muslim women could remove their headscarves in front of non-Muslim women:

“and not to show their jewelry to anyone but their husbands or their women.” [An-Nur 24:31]

There are three views of the Tafsir:

That it refers to Muslim women;
That it refers to all women, including Muslim and non-Muslim
That it preferably refers to Muslim women, however this is not required.

Is it possible to put on an abaya by another woman who is not a Muslim? Provided the non-Muslim woman will not describe her to her husband or to any other stranger then it is all right that a Muslim woman can appear before non-Muslim woman. This is the more accurate opinion, because Allah is the one who knows best. She must then continue to wear the hijab in front of that women. In this instance, there is no distinction between a corrupt Muslim woman and a non-Muslim woman.

According to the Hadith of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), she was visited by a Jewish woman who said, “May Allah protect you from the torment of the grave.” ,” is one piece of evidence indicating it is acceptable to remove the hijab in front of a non-Muslim woman. (Al-Bukhari, 1007; Muslim, 584).

Shaykh `Abd Al-`Aziz ibn Baz said:

The less precise of the two positions of the academics states that one is not obliged to wear the hijab in the presence of non-Muslim women since they are just like any other women. (Al-Mar’ah Al-Muslimah Fatawa, 2/582)

A Muslim woman can disclose the same Wudu or ornamentation sites in front of a non-Muslim woman as she can in front of her Mahrams.

Shaykh Muhammad Salih ibn Uthaymin said, that she ought to conceal all the rest of her body, but ought to reveal her face, her head, her neck, her hands, her forearms, her feet, and her calves before her Mahrams. Allah is the most learned, Al-Mar’ah Al-Muslimah, 1/417.

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