18. Just as women should not wear transparent and see-through clothing, they should also not wear clothing that is tight fitting or body hugging. Rather, they should conceal their entire bodies by wearing flowing, loose-fitting and concealing clothing and by also donning the niqaab. ^{See 1}

It is reported regarding Hazrat Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) that (when she reached old age,) her beloved son, Hazrat Munzir bin Zubair (rahimahullah), after returning from Iraq, sent her a cloth as a gift which was of very fine and superior quality. She had lost her sight, and so held the fabric in her hand, feeling it carefully. Then, with disappointment, she said, “Return the gift to him.” When the cloth was returned to Hazrat Munzir (rahimahullah), he was hurt. He came to Hazrat Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) and said to her, “O my mother, the cloth is not transparent! (Hence, it is fine for you to wear.)” Hazrat Asmaa (radhiyallahu ‘anha) replied, “It may not be transparent, but due to it being tight, it will still reveal the shape of the body.” He thereafter bought for her common garments made in Marw and Quhistaan. She accepted them saying, “It is these types of garments that you should give me to wear.” ^[3]

Hazrat Aaishah (radhiyallahu ‘anha) reports, “(On the occasion of hajj,) the caravans of travellers would pass by us while we were with Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) in the state of ihraam. When they would come alongside us, we would take a portion of the jilbaab (shawl) and lower it to cover our faces (in the manner that it did not touch our faces). When they would pass us, we would remove it.” ^[4]

^[1] وإن كان ثوبها رقيقا يصف ما تحته ويشف أو كان صفيقا لكنه يلتزق ببدنها حتى يستبين له جسدها فلا يحل له النظر لأنه إذا استبان جسدها كانت كاسية صورة عارية حقيقة وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لعن الله الكاسيات العاريات وروي عن سيدتنا عائشة رضي الله عنها أنها قالت دخلت علي أختي السيدة أسماء وعليها ثياب شامية رقاق وهي اليوم عندكم صفاق فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هذه ثياب تمجها سورة النور فأمر بها فأخرجت فقلت يا رسول الله زارتني أختي فقلت لها ما قلت فقال يا عائشة إن المرأة إذا حاضت لا ينبغي أن يرى منها إلا وجهها وكفاها (بدائع الصنائع 5/123)

^[2] صحيح مسلم، الرقم: 2128

^[3] الطبقات لابن سعد: 10/240

^[4] سنن أبي داود، الرقم: 1833، وقال الحافظ في الدراية (2/32) : في إسناده يزيد بن أبي زياد وهو ضعيف