Većina muslimanki koje nose hidžab čine to jer vjeruju da je Bog naredio skromnost i muškarcima i ženama, a biraju ga kao čin ibadeta i identiteta. U islamu je hidžab zamišljen kao izbor iz vjere, a ne nešto što drugi nameću.
Potpuniji odgovor
Kur'an govori vjernicima da obore poglede i čuvaju stidna mjesta, a zatim govori vjernicama da učine isto i da maramama pokriju grudi. Većina učenjaka svih mezheba to razumije kao da žene pokrivaju kosu i tijelo osim lica i šaka. Manjina muslimana i neki savremeni učenjaci čitaju ajete drugačije, a neke muslimanke se ne pokrivaju.
Mnoge žene koje nose hidžab kažu da se zbog njega osjećaju poštovane zbog uma, a ne izgleda, i da je dio onoga što jesu. Prisiljavanje žene da ga nosi ili prisiljavanje da ga skine protivno je islamskom načelu da se vjera ne može nametnuti, iako neke vlade i porodice upravo to čine. Žena treba slobodno donijeti taj izbor.
Tell the believing men to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do. And tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not be abused. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing and Knowing.
Ovaj odgovor slijedi većinsko sunnitsko razumijevanje i opće je učenje, a ne fetva. Gdje se muslimani razilaze, odgovor to kaže. Imate li vlastito pitanje? Napišite nam.
