What is the ruling of pardah in Islam?
Published as Ruling of pardah in Islam
Question
What is the ruling of pardah in Islam? Is it compulsory/fardh. I am referring to the covering of the face?
Answer
It is compulsory.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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